GPS rep proposes amending Sarawak constitution to delay polls


Desmond Davidson

A Sarawak rep says there is a law on the state statute books permitting the delay of elections until after the Covid-19 pandemic has passed. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, November 10, 2020.

THE Sarawak constitution should be amended to extend the term of the current assembly “beyond five years until it is safe for the election”, a Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) assemblyman has proposed.

First-term rep Gerald Rentap Jabu (Layar) made the proposal while debating the Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Covid-19 bill in the assembly today.


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