Sarawak party to back Shafie for PM post
Published on: Monday, July 13, 2020
By: Malay Mail
File photo of Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal in Membakut January 11, 2020. — Bernama pic
KUCHING: A Sarawak political party has thrown its support behind Warisan president and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal to be Prime Minister should the Pakatan Harapan (PH) Plus bloc regain federal power.Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) said the choice of Shafie will set a precedent for an East Malaysian to hold the highest post in the Malaysian government, adding that its support is consistent with its resolution that the two Borneo states are equal partners to the peninsula.
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“The election of an east Malaysian as Prime Minister is a goal that all loyal Sarawakians ought to fight for,” PSB said.
PSB has two lawmakers in Parliament: Selangau MP Baru Bian and Sri Aman MP Datuk Masir Kujat.
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Baru was formerly Sarawak PKR chief and left the party just before the collapse of the PH government in February. Masir resigned from Parti Rakyat Sarawak in 2018.
Dark horse Shafie was first named as a possible prime ministerial candidate by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad after failing to garner PKR’s backing to return to office if PH Plus regains its majority in Parliament.
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