Sabah Pakatan Rakyat is scheduled to deliberate this weekend on which of the three coalition partners will contest the upcoming Batu Sapi by-election, the national Pakatan leadership council decided today. PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim said Sabah Pakatan can only make a decision after the Election Commission announce the nomination and polling dates for the by-election this Friday.
He said that Sabah Pakatan is expected to produce a report on the outcome of the meeting by next Monday, at the latest.
“For now we are contesting the by-election, but the final say is up to Pakatan Rakyat Sabah... both Sabah and Sarawak Pakatan have been given full autonomy on these decisions and preparation work,” he said after chairing the national Pakatan leadership Council meeting at his Opposition Leader's office in Parliament today.
Anwar acknowledged that there would be a possibility of a multi-faceted battle for the Parliamentary seat, with talk of local opposition front SAPP possibly joining the fray.
He said it would be left to Sabah Pakatan to work out a deal with SAPP to ensure a straight fight and improve the winning chances for the opposition.
“The best case would be a one-on-one contest, but we will leave it to Sabah Pakatan and hopefully they can come to a good discussion with SAPP.”
The Batu Sapi by-election will be called soon following the death of incumbent Edward Chung who met with a motorcycle accident. .
He said it would be left to Sabah Pakatan to work out a deal with SAPP to ensure a straight fight and improve the winning chances for the opposition.
“The best case would be a one-on-one contest, but we will leave it to Sabah Pakatan and hopefully they can come to a good discussion with SAPP.”
The Batu Sapi by-election will be called soon following the death of incumbent Edward Chung who met with a motorcycle accident. .
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