Sarawak PAS happy with single seat given
Sarawak PAS information chief Syamsul Bahri Mohd says the Islamist party’s sole candidate in the Borneo state will contest under the Perikatan Nasional banner. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, November 2, 2022.
“We are looking at the bigger picture,” he said, alluding to the “Big Tent” strategy where all the opposition parties are gunning to defeat Barisan Nasional .That, Syamsul explained, was because PN had left to PAS national leadership to make the announcement. In the five-way fight, PAS’ Arif Paijo picked up 2,058 votes of the 7, 302 votes cast to come in second behind the two-term incumbent Razali Gapor of Gabungan Parti Sarawak .Soundly beaten were then acting PKR state chairman Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh who polled a mere 765 votes to show just how far the party had fallen in the state.
This will be PN’s first general election foray in the state and its four candidates will definitely be in direct confrontation with GPS candidates.
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