KUCHING: Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chien Jen has refuted allegations by PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that his party had only received leftover seats for the 12th Sarawak Polls.
Speaking to reporters after nominations closed for the Padungan seat on Monday (Dec 6) Chong however admitted that there were certain parties in the Pakatan Harapan coalition which were unhappy during the seat allocation negotiations for the state election.
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