PN information chief Annuar Musa said the coalition will decide soon on whether to contest the Sarawak state election next month.PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional information chief Annuar Musa said the opposition coalition will decide soon on contesting in the Sarawak state election next month.
Annuar said in an online post that Barisan Nasional had decided to stay out of the polls. “Not contesting may be an option (for PN),” he said.
BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had said earlier this evening that BN will not contest the state election as Umno has an understanding with Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, which leads the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak coalition.
Umno has never established a state chapter in Sarawak, unlike in Sabah, and has generally respected an understanding that it would leave state and parliamentary seats to Sarawak-based parties.
