DAP’s leadership battle heats up as party polls draw near

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Analysts say those in the top positions will be frontrunners for Cabinet posts if the current government retains power in the next general election.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/22/daps-leadership-battle-heats-up-as-party-polls-draw-near/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/22/persaingan-sengit-meruncing-menjelang-pemilihan-dap/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DAP #LimGuanEng #LokeSiewFook

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00:00Analysts said the upcoming DAP election is expected to be one of the party's most intense,

00:07with those securing top positions expected to be frontrunners for cabinet posts if the

00:13current government retains power at the next general election.

00:18P Siva Murugan of University Science Malaysia expects those who secure seats on the party's

00:24central executive committee to be its leading faces at the 16th general election.

00:30He said there appear to be two factions, one led by DAP Chairman Lim Guan Eng and the other

00:36by DAP Secretary General Lok Siu Fok.

00:41Siva Murugan also said leaders in Lok's camp are likely to dominate the CEC as DAP seeks

00:48to reposition itself within mainstream politics.

00:52Another key focus will be a likely tussle between Lim Hui Ying, daughter of DAP veteran

00:58Lim Kit Siang and sister to Guan Eng, and Human Resources Minister Stephen Sim, who

01:04are both gunning to be Penang's next chief minister.

01:07James Ching of University of Tasmania said although party members appear to be split

01:12around whether they support Guan Eng, they do not give rise to permanent factions.

01:18He said that while the Secretary General is considered the most senior party leader

01:22in DAP, party chairman Guan Eng still holds significant influence.

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