I have informed our media friends that some of the incumbent State Legislative Assembly (DUN) members from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will not be fielded and the decision lies with the chairman of the GPS coalition, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Abang Haji Openg. We may be fielding at least 20 new faces, including youths, in the forthcoming 12th Sarawak state election (PRN12). I’m in the party, so more or less I am aware there may be changes for some of the state seats, where new candidates, including those from the youth group, will be chosen to contest.
As for percentage, I think no less than 20 of the candidates for the upcoming election will be new, including those aged 30. the selection process was not made in haste but through screening of a group of young individuals who were already experienced and experts in their respective careers or non-governmental organisations. This is because we want candidates who place the interest of the people at heart and possess the ability to look after a constituency. Not those without experience. As for the incumbent DUN members who will be dropped for the next state election, I believed they will adhere to the party’s decision. This is our way in Sarawak.
Some of the incumbents who were advised not to contest will adhere to the party’s decision. At other parts of the country, some people might already decide to switch to another party and this is not the case in Sarawak. However, I have explained the decision to drop some of the aged incumbent DUN members did not necessarily mean they had not carried out their duties well but was to make way for new candidates. On women candidacy, he said it was undeniable that women played a role in the development of the state and that was the reason women candidates must be fielded in the state election. There were currently four women from GPS representing state constituencies in the state and the number might be increased or remain the same in the next state election.
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