DUS Speaker Asfia says ‘pantang mundur’ if nominated for Sarawak election
By Karen Bong KUCHING, Oct 27: Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUS) Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar says he will not retreat if nominated as a candidate in the upcoming Sarawak election. “If I am nominated, my answer is, ‘pantang mundur’,” he said during a press conference at the DUS Complex media room here today, in response to a question on whether he would accept a nomination, which he addressed jokingly. Asfia said the Speaker could contest in the election if nominated by the…
Sarawak DUS Speaker Asfia says he would not retreat if nominated for the election, as the role no longer requires being an elected assemblyman.
Asfia stated he would not retreat if nominated for the Sarawak election.
The Speaker is no longer required to be an elected assemblyman due to a law change.
Previously, Speakers also stood as candidates but lost elections, leading to the law change.
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KUCHING, Oct 27: Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUS) Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar says he will not retreat if nominated as a candidate in the upcoming Sarawak election.
“If I am nominated, my answer is, ‘pantang mundur’,” he said during a press conference at the DUS Complex media room here today, in response to a question on whether he would accept a nomination, which he addressed jokingly.
Asfia said the Speaker could contest in the election if nominated by the political party to which he belonged.
He explained that, unlike in the past, the Speaker in Sarawak was not required to be an elected assemblyman.
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