{
  "id": 17597879,
  "title": "No list of ministers, reps to be dropped for Sarawak polls, says GPS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/no-list-of-ministers-reps-to-be-dropped-for-sarawak-polls-says-gps-17597879",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T11:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/01/no-list-of-ministers-reps-to-be-dropped-for-sarawak-polls-says-gps"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has dismissed a list circulating on social media claiming that certain ministers, deputy ministers, and elected representatives from the ruling coalition will be dropped as candidates in the upcoming Sarawak state elections. GPS spokesman Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah stated that since no official announcement has been made, such anonymous messages should not be considered as confirmation of prospective election candidates. Karim, who is also the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) information chief, emphasized that the list, which included photographs of the purported candidates, was likely intended to gauge public reaction. He added that those disseminating the list might be praising the decision to drop these politicians as candidates in order to assess public response. GPS, which plans to contest all 82 state seats in the 13th Sarawak legislative assembly election, will include both new faces and experienced leaders. The party's chairman, Abang Johari Openg, previously mentioned that some elected representatives have voluntarily chosen to step down, stating that \"some incumbents are not being dropped, but instead choosing to step aside.\"",
  "summary": "Its spokesman Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says anonymous messages should not be taken as confirmation of prospective election candidates.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}