Tough act to bring political rivals together


The late Adenan (centre) had initiated efforts to bring UPP leaders like Wong (left) and SUPP’s Datuk Lee Kim Shin together. — filepic

DISCUSSIONS on seat allocation among Sarawak Barisan Nasional component parties for the coming parliamentary elections that will coincide with the 14th general election is going to be a thorny affair.

There are still no concrete signs that new parties - Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras) and United People’s Party (UPP) - will be allowed to negotiate seat allocations with the state Barisan Nasional to contest in any of the 31 parliamentary constituencies.

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