We in Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is confident of winning a two-thirds majority of all the seats in the forthcoming 12th Sarawak Election (PRN12) because if you are not confident, you would not go to a war. We had also prepared ourselves for a long time and I know the opponents are also doing the same.
We are not just confident of winning a simple majority but a two-thirds majority. However, it does not reach the level of arrogance. We respect our opponents however small they are, even if they are new parties. Likewise, we also respect Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) that was one of those who have been with us but I don’t think that they are able to deliver the way we are able to deliver.
Ia have also further described PSB as a party that accepts anyone that has jumped from any political parties or a splinter group that is not in the same direction with GPS component parties which consist of PBB, Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP).
When birds of a feather start flocking together, we will never be able to get a very good party because everyone would have their own ideology on native customary right (NCR) land, environment, dissenting views on coastal road project and competition for the party presidency.
For me, it is very difficult for us to put our hope on those sort of leaders to govern us including those from Peninsula-based parties which may participate in the State polls but our fellow Sarawakians will be mature enough to vote for local based parties.
On the question of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) coming here, they have been contesting many times but the majority of them had lost their deposit. Likewise, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) can also contest here to disunite Sarawakians but I believe Sarawakians are matured voters and they will know what to do.
At the same time, I opined that the number of voters must be high in order to legitimise the government in any election. I would love to see the voter turn-up to be 70 to 80 per cent in the coming election. Likewise, in Asajaya itself has always recorded a voter turn-out of 75 per cent. The Election Commission (EC) has come up with standard operating procedures (SOPs) for a safe polling process & GPS will encourage Sarawakians to turn-up for the voting process. We can allay their fear of being infected with Covid-19 by complying to the strict SOPs and to avoid crowded places.
On another note, Sarawak has its own immigration laws and those who wish to enter our state for the election would have to comply with the necessary SOPs. However, if they feel sick, then don’t come to Sarawak. They are not welcome because ee do not want them to spread a Covid-19 variant from the Peninsula to Sarawakians.
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