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GPS can pull support for unity govt if Sarawak rights challenged

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An aide to GPS leader Abang Johari Openg says the coalition maintains its independence despite signing an agreement backing the unity government.

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(From left) Hajiji Noor, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Anwar Ibrahim, Abang Johari Openg and Shafie Apdal at the signing of the MoU on the unity government in Putrajaya yesterday. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is free to withdraw its support for the unity government at any time should Sarawak’s rights be challenged by the Anwar Ibrahim-led administration, according to a senior aide to GPS leader Abang Johari Openg.

Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said GPS was still its own coalition and was not part of Pakatan Harapan (PH), which is led by Anwar.

“This government is not a PH federal government but a government formed by a collection of parties that share the same objective of bringing stability to the nation.

“At any time, when Sarawak’s rights are challenged or the status is questioned and when the state is not given its due, GPS can pull back its support for the unity federal government,” he said in a statement.

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Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman.

He said GPS’ MPs would not lose their seats if they withdrew support as they would do so as a bloc, which was not an infringement of the anti-hopping law.

Yesterday, leaders of political coalitions and parties jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) stating their support for the unity government led by Anwar.

Aside from Anwar, as PH chairman, the MoU was jointly signed by Abang Johari, Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah chairman Hajiji Noor and Warisan president Shafie Apdal. It was also signed by the secretaries-general of the respective parties.

Fazzrudin said GPS did not forgo its independence as a coalition in signing the MoU, adding that the agreement was necessary to ensure political stability as well as to highlight unresolved matters pertaining to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) for Sarawak and Sabah.

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