Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that BN will not contest any seats in the 13th Sarawak state election, respecting an understanding with PBB.

KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) will not contest any seats in the 13th Sarawak state election, its chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.

The decision is in line with an understanding between UMNO and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Ahmad Zahid, who is also UMNO president, said.

“BN has no intention of contesting any state seats in Sarawak, as this is the understanding between UMNO and PBB in the state,” he told reporters at the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Deepavali open house here today.