KOTA KINABALU, November 3 – Parti Warisan (Warisan) has announced three young candidates to represent the party in Sabah in the 15th General Election (GE15). Its president Datuk Seri Sabah, politics, Warisan, GE15, Mohd Shafie Apdal said the party would field 28 Years Old Lawyer Chen Ket Chuin in Tawau, 31 Years Old Chemical Engineer Alex Thien in Sandakan and 29 Years Old Research Analyst Amanda Yeo in Kota Kinabalu.
“We put young candidates with a good background, who are knowledgable and well exposed…we want to show Malaysians in Sabah that young people like them can form policies in Parliament and contribute ideas to ensure that the country continues to progress. We want to build the young to become leaders not only for Warisan but for the country. It is not that young candidates cannot do it (but) there will be many considerations from voters.
Before the dissolution of the Parliament, the Tawau parliamentary seat was held by Sabah Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Christina Liew representing PKR; Vivian Wong (DAP) in Sandakan; and Chan Foong Hin (DAP) in Kota Kinabalu.
