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Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says talks with MCA over Melaka seat allocation produced positive results and that MCA pulling out of the polls does not arise.

However, MCA president Wee Ka Siong says it is premature to call the outcome positive, and the party is yet to decide its position.

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00:01Barisan National and MCA have held talks over the Melaka State Election Seed Allocation.
00:07But the two sides are describing the outcome very differently.
00:11Earlier on Tuesday, Barisan Chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
00:16says the meeting produced positive results.
00:30Minister Ketua Menteri Melaka, ianya telah memperlihatkan pencapaian yang positif.
00:39Saya tidak dapat mengumumkannya sehingga Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri Melaka
00:45yang telah saya beri mandat untuk membuat umumannya.
00:49Sila lakukan soalan susulan kepada beliau.
00:53Tak ada isu MCA akan menarik diri itu?
00:55Tak ada, tak ada. Tak timbulan.
00:56Jadi positif itu maksudnya 21 masihlah kekal juga lah tapi.
01:00Itu tanya dengan Datuk Seri Rao.
01:04Positif lah. Tak berada lah.
01:07Okay.
01:08However, MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong via a Facebook post
01:14says it is premature to call the outcome positive
01:17and that the two sides are still some distance from that objective.
01:21Dr Wee says the meeting took place late Monday night
01:25with Barisan Secretary-General Datuk Seri Dr Zambri Abdul Qadir
01:29and Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rao Fyuso
01:32in a calm and cordial atmosphere.
01:35MCA clearly conveyed its dissatisfaction with the seat allocation.
01:40He says MCA's central leadership will decide its next course of action
01:44and final position and he hopes for a breakthrough within the next day or two.
01:49The talks follow MCA leaders walking out of Barisan's candidate announcement on Saturday
01:55saying the seat allocation was decided without the party's agreement.
02:00MCA has been allocated two of the 21 seats Barisan is contesting
02:05compared with seven in the 2021 state election.
02:09Nomination day is October 31st
02:12with early voting on November 10th and polling on November 14th.
02:19We are now for a few minutes.
02:22He is in the 2021 state of the 55th.
02:23We are all for a few minutes.
02:23We are all for a few minutes.
02:25May we come to the 2021 state of the 559-14th.
02:25You

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