No Pkr Dap Clash This Time In Sarawak Battleground

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SARAWAK POLLS | Sarawak PKR has slashed the number of seats it will contest in the forthcoming state election by almost half.
Instead of 47 seats, it will now field candidates in 27 areas with a possibility of “one or two more”.
Unlike in the previous 2016 Sarawak election, it will not clash with fellow Pakatan Harapan component party DAP.
This afternoon, PKR unveiled its candidate list for the 27 seats.
Sarawak PKR election director Dominique Ng explained that they ultimately decided to focus their resources on “winnable” seats.
“We would rather focus on the more winnable seats than to put candidates in areas where we have absolutely no chance...
“We decided to reduce our seats partly because we need to be realistic in our expectations. So that is why there is this rather drastic reduction,” he said at a press conference at the party’s new state headquarters in Gala City, Kuching, this afternoon.




Sarawak PKR election director Dominique Ng
Ng hinted at the possibility of “one or two more” candidates that will be announced just before nomination day on Dec 6.
“But certainly, no three-cornered fights with the DAP,” he assured.
Below is the candidate list as announced by Sarawak PKR today:
N01 Opar - Meneng Anak Biris
N06 Tupong - Ahmad Nazib Johari
N08 Satok - Nor Dahlia Esapian Eyau
N11 Batu Lintang - Cherishe Ng
N15 Asajaya - Mahmud Epah
N18 Serembu - Michael Sawing
N20 Tarat - Christo Michael
N21 Tebedu - Senior William Rade
N24 Sadong Jaya - Piee Bin Ling
N28 Lingga - Abang Abd Kasim Abd Bujang
N29 Beting Maro - Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh
N35 Saribas - Patrick Kamis
N37 Bukit Saban - Mikail Mathew Abdullah
N49 Ngemah - Satu Anak Anchom
N50 Machan - M Fauzi @ Joseph Usit
N57 Telian - Mohd Arwin Abdullah
N58 Balingian - Abdul Ajil Bujang
N60 Kakus - Joshua Jabeng
N62 Katibas - Munan Anak Laja
N66 Murum - Anie Amat
N71 Bekenu - Norhafizah Johari
N72 Lambir - Zolhaidah Suboh
N76 Marudi - Elias Lipi
N77 Telang Usan - Philip Jau Ding
N78 Mulu - Roland Engan
N80 Batu Danau - Racha Balang
N81 Ba’Kelalan - Martin Samuel Labo
'Harapan spirit' prevails
PKR and DAP initially appeared to be headed towards a clash when they crossed swords over a previous Harapan seat negotiation deal.
The former had gone as far as to deem the deal “null and void”.
Today, Sarawak PKR secretary Joshua Jabeng, who is the Kakus candidate, indicated that such grouses were solved.
“We are in a pact. In the spirit of Pakatan Harapan, we will not clash. That is the basic principle,” Joshua said.
Based on the list above, PKR will be defending Batu Lintang and Ba’Kelalan.
It won these seats in the previous state election but representatives See Chee How and Baru Bian have since defected to Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) - an opposition party not aligned with Harapan.
This time around, PKR is fielding Ng’s daughter Cherishe Ng in Batu Lintang and Lun Bawang former banker Martin Samuel Labo in Ba’ Kelalan.
PKR will not be defending Krian, which it won in 2016 but representative Ali Biju has since defected to Bersatu. 

 - Mkini

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