THE DEMAND AND BARGAINING IN BARISAN NASIONAL

Abstract

This paper discusses the demand and bargaining among the races in Malaysia also the requests managed by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government through negotiation and bargaining. The main aim is to look at the role played by political parties and Chinese organizations in submitting various forms of claims against the government. For the government, to safeguard national security the demands need proper management. Interestingly, these racist claims are not only from the opposition political parties, but also from the Chinese political parties of the BN itself. The BN consists of a combination political party represent all Malaysians regardless of race, religion, tribe or ethnic group, the main party is the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). However, tracing its history, the government receives the various requests for MCA and MIC and the UMNO as an anchor party in the BN extended negotiations and bargaining. Additionally, the government should not only extend negotiations with political parties, but also from many Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) such as Huatuan.