KUCHING: Lubok Antu incumbent Jugah Muyang will contest under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ticket to defend his seat in the 15th General Elections.
Together with Saratok incumbent Datuk Ali Biju who will also defend his seat under the PN ticket, the election will see the duo contesting as Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU) members.
Another BERSATU member Duke Janting has also been named as the candidate to stand in the Bintulu parliamentary seat.
PN coalition comprised of BERSATU, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN).
PAS will also contest one parliamentary seat in Sarawak which is the Batang Lupar seat.
However, the candidate from PAS has yet to be announced.
Earlier tonight, PN president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had announced the list of its election candidates who will stand in the GE15.
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BY NATASHA JEE
HL: Jugah to contest under PH logo
KUCHING: Lubok Antu incumbent Jugah Muyang has been announced as the candidate to defend his seat under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ticket in the 15th general election (GE15).
Together with Saratok incumbent Datuk Ali Biju, will see the duo contest as Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU) members in Sarawak – using PN logo.
Another BERSATU member Duke Janting has also been named as the candidate to stand in the Bintulu parliamentary seat.
In GE14, Jugah won the seat as an Independent candidate and later joined PKR, but he quit the party in 2020, because he was disappointed with the internal problems that plagued Pakatan Harapan (PH).
He then expressed support for the PN government led by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at the time.
Last year, he had submitted application to return to Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), the party he had joined before contesting as an Independent candidate in the 14th General Election (GE14). However, he has not received any reply.
PN coalition comprised of BERSATU, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN).
PAS will also contest one parliamentary seat in Sarawak which is the Batang Lupar seat.
However, the candidate from PAS has yet to be announced.
Last night, PN president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had announced the list of its election candidate who will stand in the GE15.
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