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KOTA KINABALU: The question mark on the number of seats contested by PKR has now been answered: They will occupy the remaining seven seats left by their Warisan Plus partners.
Sabah PKR Director Christina Liew, along with the state leadership council (MPN), have reached consensus, with Warisan to contest the seats for the state elections on September 26.
The seats are Matunggong, Tempasuk, Tamparuli, Inanam, Api Api, Klias and Sook.
In a statement here today, Liew said the decision was endorsed by the party chairman, Anwar Ibrahim, to support the decision of local leaders in the best interest of Sabah.
“We are pleased to join forces with Warisan, DAP, Upko and Amanah to ensure that we remain a strategic, stable and cohesive unit defending the will and mandate of the people.
“Although the decision at this stage is to use our own PKR logo, we hope that Sabah voters will continue to support this alliance.
“We hold fast to the trust and cooperation that already exists within all of the parties that make up this alliance, and we support the leadership of (Warisan President) Shafie Apdal to lead this state to victory,” he said.
Shafie had announced this morning that Warisan and his allies, Upko, DAP and Amanah, would contest 66 of the 73 available seats.
This left the PKR with only seven seats, although the party had already announced that it would contest 14 seats yesterday, through its head of state information.
