New party keen to join Pakatan Rakyat

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Parti Ekonomi Rakyat Sarawak (PERS), the state’s newest but yet-to-be registered political party, today voiced its intention to join the state Pakatan Rakyat (PR).

Its pro-tem party president Salleh Mahli, a businessman, said a united opposition front in the state would be able to mount a very serious challenge to the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the soon to be state election.

He told the press after handing over RM5,000 contribution in aid of the recent Penan fire victims in Long Luar and Long Kajang settlements in the interiors of the Belaga District in Kapit.

Salleh also gave RM500 to a representative of the Orang Ulu folks of Uma Balui, Labuway, Nahajalay also in the district to build a water catchment pool for their water supply.

“We have notified PR of our intention. We would again like to assure them we are not part of or sponsored by the BN,” he said, adding that if the party is accepted into the fold, PERS would contest in 30 seats and would leave out the balance of 41 to others in the PR.

He said if the Registrar of Societies failed to register it in time for the election, it would field its candidates as independents.

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