More than 50 percent of the potential candidates in MCA’s 14th general election (GE-14) list submitted to the BN chairperson Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for consideration are new faces.

MCA president Liow Tiong Lai said the party would nevertheless monitor the performance of the would-be candidates.

“If their performance is good, there is no reason why they should not be nominated,” he told reporters after launching the Perlis MCA delegates conference in Kangar today. Also present was Perlis MCA chairperson Chua Tee Yong.

Liow who said he was satisfied with the party machinery’s preparation for GE14, added that the Malaysian government had performed well.

He said Malaysia’s economy in the six-month period expanded by 5.7 percent with a total trade of almost RM1.4 trillion.

“The opposition is only good at playing with the emotions of the people and politicising everything including the investments made by China, and Employees Provident Fund in the United States,” he said.

- Bernama