Warisan denies it will contest all seats in next GE

 

Warisan has denied that it will be fielding candidates in all seats in the upcoming general election.

The party’s information chief Awang Ahmad Sah Sahari (above) said while their president Shafie Apdal mentioned plans to expand to Peninsular Malaysia, Warisan has not finalised the details yet.

“Shafie said this during a Zoom session with senior reporters from the Concorde Club recently.

“However, he did not state the number of seats or the constituencies that will be contested because this matter is still being discussed at the central level,” Awang said in a statement today.

On Oct 20, Shafie said the Sabah-based party's plans to expand to Peninsular Malaysia are well on track.

'Spontaneous response'

The Warisan chief had said the latest development is that the party would be launching a collaboration with the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) soon.

Awang clarified that Shafie’s remark was a “spontaneous response” to a question asked by a reporter.

Warisan president Shafie Apdal

However, he noted that this matter has attracted the public’s attention to the point that some have accused Warisan of wanting to contest in all seats in the next general election.

“Warisan denies these claims and at this time, all Warisan leaders at every level are always focused at highlighting the issues and problems of the rakyat that require immediate attention and action,” Awang said.

He added that spreading such false news is an irresponsible act meant to confuse the rakyat.  - Mkini