KUCHING, May 21 2026: Premier Abang Johari Abang Openg has hinted that the Sarawak state election is now getting closer.
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Although he did not give a clear hint as to the exact date, he said that the election could be held by the end of this year.
"I don't know when the election will be, but what I do know is it is almost here, it is almost here. I don't know when the 'beduk will sound'," he said at the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Backbenchers dinner last night.
The Sarawak premier also expressed concern over the political atmosphere in Peninsular Malaysia which is divided to the point of threatening the stability of the country and causing problems.
Therefore, he called on the GPS government to continue to unite in rejecting the culture of division and continue to work hard to preserve the welfare of the people.
"For this reason, the GPS government is very important as a bulwark for us to defend Sarawak," he explained.
Political analysts believe that the state legislative assembly (SLA) could be dissolved once Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim calls the general election.
The federal government is in chaos as the Malayan-based political parties, especially the DAP and Umno, are literally at each other’s throat.
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is itself having internal crisis.
With the political bickering going on, it is little wonder that the prime minister will soon call for the general election.
The Malaysian general election was held November 19. 2022
The next general election is scheduled to be held by 17 February 2028. It will determine the composition of the Dewan Rakyat, which determines the government of Malaysia.
The next Sarawak state election, formally the 13th Sarawak general election, must be held on or before 15 April 2027 at the latest, persuant to clause 21(4) of the Constitution of Sarawak.
The current Sarawak state legislative assembly's five-year term was elected on December 18, 2021.
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