SHAH ALAM, Nov 28 – Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah will be in charge of resolving competingseat claims among Pakatan Harapan members for the coming Sarawak election, said PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar. The announcement of disagreements reports between Sarawak DAP and PKR was over the contest of 82 local seats which will be up for grabs.
“Pakatan Harapan component parties have unanimously agreed that he would be the best person to coordinate the interested parties. There is a general consensus that the best person to start the ball rolling on this is Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, as he was chosen by DAP, PKR and Amanah,” she told reporters when met on the sidelines of PKR’s 2015 national congress.
Nurul Izzah said Saifuddin would also be best in regards to ensure that all parties remain measured to their demands. It was reported that when Saifuddin joined PKR in October, following criticisms from members of his previous party, Umno. She said that Saifuddin will begin the negotiation process soon as the Sarawak elections is just around the corner.
DAP had recently said that it would be contesting in 30 seats in the Sarawak elections, more than double the seats it currently holds in the state. Nurul Izzah also added that resolving these clashing demands was a priority in order to ensure that there were no multi-pronged contests which in the end benefited BN. She said that is their aims and she sure and hope that all parties interested in Sarawak should understand that is the key to winning the state elections.
