Gps Aims For Perfect Score In Ge15 Abang Johari

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After a whopping victory in the last Sarawak state election in which it won 76 out of 82 seats, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is now aiming for a perfect score in its parliamentary general election debut.
The coalition is aiming to take on all 31 parliamentary seats in the state and its chairperson Abang Johari Openg said should everything come into place, the clean sweep is possible.
“This is the first election not like before because GPS will be on its own. The first one. The last time we were under BN.
“This is the first election we are on our own (without making any pact with other parties),” he told a press conference in Kuching today.
Earlier, Abang Johari (above), who is also Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) president, chaired the party’s supreme council meeting. In the current parliamentary term, the party has 13 MPs.
Three other GPS member parties are Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) which holds two parliamentary seats, the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) also with two seats, and Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), with one seat.
Abang Johari who is also the Sarawak premier said several incumbents from PBB expressed their desire not to be nominated again for the coming general election to pave the way for younger candidates.
“I will tell you later who they are. When is the (general election), I don't even know but there is an indication but I don’t have to disclose it now.
“I thanked (all leaders who are ready to step down). In PBB, we have the culture of leaders stepping down to give way to the younger generation,” he said.
He added that despite the changes, the core of GPS’ struggle since leaving BN has been to restore the rights of Sarawak under the Malaysian Agreement 1963 and Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) that had been eroded over the years.
- Bernama

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