{"id":19604,"date":"2020-08-24T14:12:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T06:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.klscah.org.my\/?p=19604"},"modified":"2020-12-06T15:48:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T07:48:33","slug":"work-with-pn-on-policy-mp-urges-pakatan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/2020\/08\/19604.html","title":{"rendered":"Work with PN on policy, MP urges Pakatan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1101998\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1101998 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3media.freemalaysiatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lee-Boon-Chye-2-fmt.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3media.freemalaysiatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lee-Boon-Chye-2-fmt.jpg 800w, https:\/\/s3media.freemalaysiatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lee-Boon-Chye-2-fmt-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3media.freemalaysiatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lee-Boon-Chye-2-fmt-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3media.freemalaysiatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lee-Boon-Chye-2-fmt-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/s3media.freemalaysiatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lee-Boon-Chye-2-fmt-672x420.jpg 672w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gopeng MP Lee Boon Chye has suggested that the two coalitions work out common policies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>PETALING JAYA: Gopeng MP Dr Lee Boon Chye believes that Pakatan Harapan should focus on presenting a credible coalition based on a \u201ccommon policy platform\u201d at the next general election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do hope that subsequent political coalitions should cooperate based on policy and principle, not on the expediency of winning elections,\u201d said the PKR lawmaker today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have gone through that and have proven to the rakyat that BN (Barisan Nasional) are not infallible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Stating that Pakatan Harapan has proven that an \u201calternative government\u201d was possible during its 22 months in power, the former deputy health minister said that the coalition can still shape the country\u2019s policies through negotiations with the ruling Perikatan Nasional coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Adding that small parties can still play a key role by forming coalitions, Lee said that it was more important to influence policy than to \u201cget into power\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there are still ways to work things out,\u201d he said at an online seminar hosted by the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PN government could negotiate with PH or the opposition block in regard to policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the other speakers at the forum were former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and Parti Socialis Malaysia chairman Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj.<\/p>\n<div id=\"st-3\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons st-left st-has-labels st-inline-share-buttons st-animated\">\n<div class=\"st-btn st-hide-label\" data-network=\"whatsapp\">Retrieved from Free Malaysia Today<\/div>\n<div class=\"st-btn st-last st-hide-label\" data-network=\"sharethis\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/39j3sRC\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/39j3sRC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gopeng MP Lee Boon Chye has suggested that the two coalitions work out common policies. PETALING JAYA: Gopeng MP Dr Lee Boon Chye believes that Pakatan Harapan should focus on presenting a credible coalition based on a \u201ccommon policy platform\u201d at the next general election. \u201cI do hope that subsequent political coalitions should cooperate based on policy and principle, not on the expediency of winning elections,\u201d said the PKR lawmaker today. \u201cWe have gone through that and have proven to the rakyat that BN (Barisan Nasional) are not infallible,\u201d he added. Stating that Pakatan Harapan has proven that an \u201calternative government\u201d was possible during its 22 months in power, the former deputy health minister said that the coalition can still shape the country\u2019s policies through negotiations with the ruling Perikatan Nasional coalition. 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