GPS not exclusive to former BN parties, says Sarawak CM

PETALING JAYA: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is not exclusive to the four former Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties in the state that recently quit the former ruling coalition.
The new Sarawak coalition has received applications from other parties to join it, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg said today.
"Yes there are (application from other parties to join GPS) ... but let's wait until we have formally launched as an official entity this July 22," Borneo Post quoted him as saying today.
GPS currently has four component parties, namely Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP).
They left BN after it was booted out of federal power in the 14th General Election.
Meanwhile, July 22 has been set as the deadline for GPS to be formally launched as an official entity, which also happens to be Sarawak Day.
Its taskforce chairman, Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, said the coalition's constitution was now being drafted, with its logo to be unveiled next month.
He said the logo would be picked from the best design submitted to its logo design competition, which starts today and ends on July 10.
The chosen logo will be submitted together with the constitution in GPS' registration application to the Registrar of Societies (ROS).