KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will field a mix of new faces and capable, experienced leaders in the upcoming Sarawak state election, said Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
The GPS chairman said the coalition’s final list of candidates would be determined at a special meeting before being officially announced to the public in the near future.
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Abang Johari noted that some elected representatives had chosen to step down of 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 at a press conference after announcing the dissolution of the Sarawak Legislative Assembly at Dewan Perdana, Satria Pertiwi Complex, here today.
During the press conference, he announced that the Sarawak Legislative Assembly would be dissolved effective Oct 26, paving the way for the 13th state election.
GPS comprises four component parties: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP).
At the Sarawak state election held on Dec 18, 2021, GPS won 76 of the 82 seats contested.