Report: Selangor DAP convention, national congress expected to be postponed due to MCO

PETALING JAYA: The Selangor DAP convention and national congress scheduled to be held next month will likely be deferred due to the movement control order, according to Sin Chew Daily.

The Selangor DAP convention is scheduled to be held on June 6 while the DAP national congress on June 20.

As the nationwide MCO is enforced until June 7, the Selangor DAP convention will not be held until the MCO is lifted.

Selangor DAP deputy chairman Ean Yong Hian Wah confirmed with Sin Chew Daily that the state committee had requested to defer the convention, pending notification from the party’s headquarters.

A total of five areas have not held their conventions. The national congress can only be held after all conventions state-wide have been held.

The five are Sarawak (May 1), Labuan (May 22), Perlis (May 30), Selangor (June 6) and Sabah (May 23).

Sources said they are unable to hold the conventions before June 20.

DAP will need to apply to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) to defer its national convention for a second time.

The DAP national congress was originally scheduled to be held on December 20 last year in Shah Alam.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the ROS agreed to DAP's request to defer the convention until June 30.

If the national convention cannot be held on June 20, it will have to request for a deferment from the ROS again.

It is learnt that nominations for positions in the state committee and central executive committee at the national level closed on May 7.

The party election is held every three years.

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, who has served three terms and reached the limit set by the party constitution, is expected to step down while a new secretary-general will be elected.