GE15: I have not received any calls yet, says Abang Jo


KUCHING: Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg says he has not received any calls from the coalitions in Peninsular Malaysia about forming the next Federal government.

The Sarawak Premier said it was too early to make any decisions, pending the final outcome of the 15th General Election (GE15).

"I haven't got details of the results in the peninsula, so the question of who GPS will support will be decided later.

"Wait until they contact me. So far no one has. They're still counting over there, so we just wait," he added when asked how soon the decision would be made.

Abang Johari was speaking at a press conference at the GPS watch party at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching late Saturday night (Nov 19).

On GPS' performance, he said the state coalition had won 21 seats and was on track to retain Baram and Limbang as well.

Voting was suspended in 11 polling stations in Baram while several ballot boxes from Limbang could not be transported to the tallying centre due to bad weather.

"Based on the votes counted so far, it looks like GPS will win both seats, subject to the Election Commission's confirmation.

"We managed to increase our seats from 19 in GE14 to 23, so it's quite a satisfactory performance.

"We thank Sarawakians for giving confidence to GPS to voice out what we want in Parliament," he said.

Among GPS component parties, Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) unofficially won all 14 seats it contested (including Limbang) while the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) won two each.

Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) won five seats but its president Datuk Joseph Salang lost in Julau to Parti Bangsa Malaysia's incumbent Datuk Larry Sng.

Meanwhile, DAP retained five of the six seats it won previously while PKR retained Miri.

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