With nomination day (November 28) just roughly two weeks away, the stage is set for the 13th Sarawak Election, with polling scheduled for December 12. As with any elections, rumours abound regarding potential candidates, including those from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), the backbone party of Sarawak’s ruling coalition: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS).
During the Sarawak Election 2021, GPS allocated the seats as follows: PBB contested 47 seats, followed by the Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) with 18, Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) with 11, and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) with 6.
As the dominant party within GPS where the movement of its top leaders would greatly impact Sarawak’s politics and affect other component parties, speculations about potential candidates for PBB have been rampant especially in the constituencies that expect changes in candidacies.
