With DAP like MCA 2.0, pact with Umno works, for now

Malaysiakini

20-05-2025

YOURSAY | 'It will work until non-Malays say enough is enough.'
PAS-DAP-Umno: 'Can't Live With or Without You' saga continues
Milshah: Whether it is PAS-DAP or Umno-DAP combo, I think it's about how to get the most votes.
It's a bit confusing, but both have advantages and disadvantages. For Umno-DAP, it's the complete opposite.
Umno is pro-3R (race, religion, and royalty), while DAP is Malaysian Malaysia. It's very strange how they were able to form the pact.
Somehow, the two political parties were able to form a pact, with Umno continuing to champion 3R issues.
We can see Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh, whom the non-Malays love to hate, championing the Malay cause.
However, for this pact to work, DAP had to change from streetfighter to MCA 2.0. And that's how the Umno-DAP combo was able to survive till this day.
It would not have worked if DAP continued using the streetfighter style of yesteryears.
To put salt into the wound, we see Umno leaders saying that under Umno, DAP has been tamed. This, of course, upset many non-Malays.
Many non-Malays have said they will not vote for Pakatan Harapan in the 16th general election (GE16).
However, the Umno-DAP combo has a strong advantage, which is PAS.
True, Umno has Akmal. True, DAP is MCA 2.0. But with PAS lurking in the shadows, non-Malays are forced to vote for Harapan for fear of PAS.
All in all, I would say this Umno-DAP is working.
For how long? Until the day non-Malays say enough is enough, we are not going to vote for Harapan, even if PAS becomes the government.
I don't think that day is coming, as every time I post about PAS becoming the government, should non-Malays stop voting for Harapan, nobody dares to challenge it.
So, yes Umno-DAP combo is working, for now.
IndigoHamster4797: Umno people like to talk about PAS and DAP. In reality, the only parties that can confidently rely on winning 40-50 seats in GE16 are DAP and PAS.
They have hardcore supporters who back both parties' unwavering core values.
You may disagree with them or even not like them, but you know what they stand for over the many years.
One party sits on the extreme left while the other one sits on the extreme right of the political spectrum in Malaysia.
Voters face challenges when deciding on Umno, PKR, Bersatu, MIC, MCA, Gerakan, and Amanah.
They crowd the middle with very little differentiation other than 'we are not xxxxx' (eg we Amanah are not PAS, we Bersatu are not Umno, we PKR are not Umno).
None have a real plan and unique selling proposition to voters on what voters will see if we put them in power.
I think the middle parties should get all their current leaders who are more than 65 years old to retire to allow for introspection and refresh.
Save Our Currency: PAS will never be able to form the government. Perhaps, they can, but the earliest would be by two more GEs.
Today, they are being rejected by the Chinese, Indians, Sarawakians, Sabahans and most importantly, the educated Malays.
Ask yourself (PAS), with this situation, how are you going to form the government?
Day by day, you are hurting these people with your remarks, which are disgusting and repeated so incessantly that even your own community is sick of hearing them.
Coward: Any Umno president thinking about his own future, not that of the party, mind you, will not join PAS, for fear of losing their power.
This is one of the important reasons why it will be very difficult for PAS to form the federal government, even with Bersatu's help.
Money politics is so ingrained in non-PAS Malay politics that Bersatu is likely to disintegrate if it cannot be offset by the government come next GE.
That's scary for both Bersatu and PAS leaders, for there is no guarantee that Bersatu votes will flow to PAS, or that enough will flow to Umno for them to join hands.
Bottom line: It's ok to collaborate with DAP, but equally, it is also okay to criticise the other party for collaborating with DAP.
As far as both sides of the divide are concerned, it's a win-win situation.
Anyone who cares to analyse this situation will have to come to at least one of the two conclusions: DAP is fine, they are just vilified for political mileage, or Malay politicians are an 'unscrupulous' lot who will sleep with the devil.
Don't need to incite. Just maintain or increase their seat share, and sooner or later, it will be the kingmaker. Then they will let their weight be felt. Anwar is nothing without DAP.
From a Malay political perspective, they are split between three, not two parties. As their seat distribution becomes even, then DAP just might be the kingmaker.
Cheong Sai Fah: DAP is always used as a punching bag or bogeyman. Where do Umno and PAS find in DAP's constitution that it is against Islam, Malays, and the monarchy?
The world has changed to a multi-polar world. Malaysia needs to remain a multi-polar society. A uniracial or religious society does not result in or guarantee a progressive and prosperous future. Share, live, and let live.
Malaysia has enough room for every citizen. Let's focus on building a prosperous country.
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