KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will field a mix of new faces and experienced leaders in the upcoming Sarawak state election.
Its chairman, Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, said the coalition's final list of candidates would be decided at a special meeting.
Abang Johari, who is also the Sarawak Premier, said some elected representatives have chosen to step down on their own accord.
"What I can share here is that it will be a combination of the experienced and the young.
"Certainly, there will be new faces, some incumbents are not being dropped, but are instead choosing to step aside," he said in a press conference.
During the press conference, he announced the dissolution of the assembly, effective Oct 26, to pave the way for the 13th state election.
GPS comprises four component parties namely Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP).
In the Sarawak state election held on Dec 18, 2021, GPS won 76 out of the 82 contested seats.
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