Clara Chooi in her first update in the Malaysian Insider has this report on the on-going balloting of the MCA elections.
Though tabulations for the post of president commenced shortly after 5.30pm,nothing official is in the offing.
According to some sources, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek is said to be leading in the count for the MCA presidency.
For the post of deputy president, it is believed that Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha will take the lead above fellow Cabinet minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.
Party insiders say early indication shows that Dr Chua is in the lead with at least 1,000 votes in his favour. He is trailed by incumbent Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat followed by former president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting.
No confirmation could however be obtained if the information is true.
“From what I was told, Dr Chua has 1,085 votes while Tee Keat has something like 600 votes or so. Ka Ting has the remainder,” an insider said, but acknowledged that vote-counting for the presidential post has yet to start.
Unconfirmed sources claim that the vice-president posts were clinched by Tourism Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen, former MCA vice-president Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai, Gan Ping Sieu and Khoo Keok Hai.
How this will pan out will be known in a hour or two.
So keep your fingers cross for your favourite Tiger!
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