Melaka polls: Organise regular debates for political discourse, EC urged


MELAKA: Debates between potential chief ministers and candidates from opposing parties should be organised during the campaign period for the Melaka state election, suggests Liew Chin Tong.

The Johor DAP chief said that the Election Commission (EC) could use a template based on the debate between Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng over the cabotage issue recently.

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