Star to contest 20 state and 4-6 MP seats
Published on: Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: Parti Solidariti Tanahairku (Star) will contest in not more than 20 state seats and between four and six parliamentary seats in the coming general election.Its President Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan (pic) said the party decided on the number of seats after Gabungan Sabah (GS) reached near full agreement on seat allocation."We've reached 95 per cent agreement. For Star, we will contest in not more than 20 state seats and four to six MP seats. But, at the moment, we're still waiting for decision on the new seats," he said when contacted.ADVERTISEMENT
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The GS alliance comprises Star, Sabah Progressive Party, Parti Perpaduan Rakyat Sabah and Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah.
Dr Jeffrey issued a fresh warning that GS will stage a strong protest if the State Government repeals the additional seats.
"It would be a mockery for the State Government after having gone through the process (of gazetting them)," he said.
In 2016, the State Assembly passed a bill that saw the seats increased from 60 to 73.
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Parliament has yet to pass the amendment.
Dr Jeffrey, who was one of 55 assemblymen who voted in favour of the amendment, reiterated that it will be disrespectful to the State Constitution if what has been decided by the State Assembly is not complied with.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Rahman Dahlan had said few days ago that there was still room for discussion between the Prime Minister and Chief Minister on whether Sabah should go into the general election based on the 60 state seats or 73.
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Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi reportedly said the motion on the re-delineation of election boundaries would be tabled at the Parliament only and need not go to Dewan Negara.
He said the motion, to be tabled by the head of the parliamentary council, only needs a simple majority of 111 out of the 220 MPs. - Leonard Alaza
