MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek is unfazed by a recent Merdeka Centre poll which saw Chinese support for Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak dip, attributing it to regular fluctuations in voter sentiment.

“We have our good days, we have our bad days,” said Chua at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, using the analogy of a married couple to explain his views.

“There are days which you feel you really love each other, there are days where you just wonder whether you made the right choice to get married in the first place,” he said.

The Merdeka Centre poll, conducted three weeks after the April 28 Bersih 3.0 rally, saw Najib’s approval ratings fall from 69 percent to 65 percent, in part due to a massive 19 percent drop in support among the Chinese.

NONEChua (left) explained that while he was not dismissing the poll, it had to be taken in a larger context, suggesting that recent “events” were responsible for the shift in support.

When pressed on what “events” he was referring to, he declined to elaborate, only saying it could be events that the “Chinese are not happy about”.

“People get influenced by events, even more so the Chinese,” he said, adding that people must understand how and when the poll was conducted before understanding its findings.

When asked if the results would undermine MCA’s work, he dismissed the notion and stressed that MCA would continue with its efforts.

He also took a shot at rival party DAP, saying that the party assumes the Chinese “have no choice” but to vote DAP.

“We are not influenced by polls in the sense that when the polls are down, we should close shop and when the polls are up, we should visit Genting to celebrate.
 
DAP slammed for restrictions on media outlets

“One thing we’re sure of is we don’t behave like DAP, who assumes that the Chinese have no choice but to vote for them,” he added, further slamming the party for its restrictions on certain media outlets.

Criticising the barring of Utusan Malaysia and New Straits Times journalists from press conferences in Penang, Chua said MCA welcomed all news outlets.

“We don’t prevent Sinar Harian from coming in, we don’t do that. We don’t prevent Malaysiakini from coming in,” he said.

Chua concluded that “rain or shine”, the party would continue to work, regardless of the poll.