Sarawak Parties Alliance | |
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| Malay name | Gabungan Parti Sarawak ݢابوڠن ڤرتي سراوق |
| Chinese name | 砂拉越政党联盟 Shālāyuè zhèngdǎng liánméng |
| Iban name | Gempung Parti Sarawak |
| Abbreviation | GPS Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Chairman | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg |
| Secretary-General | Alexander Nanta Linggi |
| Deputy Chairman | Awang Tengah Ali Hasan Douglas Uggah Embas |
| Vice Chairmen | Sim Kui Hian Tiong King Sing Joseph Salang Gandum |
| Founder | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg |
| Founded | 12 June 2018 |
| Legalised | 19 November 2018[1][2] |
| Split from | Barisan Nasional |
| Headquarters | Kuching, Sarawak |
| Newspaper | Jiwa Bakti The Borneo Post Suara Sarawak Malay Mail Sa'ati |
| Ideology | Regionalism Sarawakian nationalism Bumiputera interest National conservatism Secularism Multiracialism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| National affiliation | Barisan Nasional (1973–2018, since 2020)[nb 1] Perikatan Nasional (2020–2022)[nb 2] National Unity Government (since 2022) |
| Member parties | |
| Colours | Red and black |
| Slogan | Utamakan Sarawak (Sarawak First)[3][4][5] |
| Anthem | "GPS Utamakan Sarawak"[6] "GPS Prioritises Sarawak" |
| Dewan Negara | 7 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat | 23 / 31 (Sarawak seats) |
| Sarawak State Legislative Assembly: | 79 / 82 |
| Premier of Sarawak: | 1 / 1 (Sarawak only) |
| Website | |
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The Sarawak Parties Alliance (Malay: Gabungan Parti Sarawak; abbrev: GPS) is a Sarawak-based national political alliance in Malaysia. It was established in 2018 by four former Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties operating solely in Sarawak following the federal coalition's defeat in the 2018 Malaysian general election.[7] It is currently the fourth largest political coalition with 23 seats in the Dewan Rakyat, and forms the government in the state of Sarawak.
- ^ Hidir Reduan Abdul Rashid (19 November 2018). "Gabungan Parti Sarawak gets nod from RoS". New Straits Times. Yahoo! News Singapore. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ Samuel Aubrey; Abdul Hakim Bujang; Kim How Pin; Peter Boon (20 November 2018). "ROS officially approves GPS". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "It's 'Sarawak First That's GPS' development approach". New Sarawak Tribune. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Jeremy Veno (10 January 2019). "A guiding light for GPS". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
According to Abang Johari, the focal point of the GPS logo depicts the Kenyalang (hornbill) in the shape of an 'S' which reflects the vision and slogan of the party of putting 'Sarawak First'.
- ^ "GPS will be new platform for Sarawak Government". Bernama. Daily Express. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
The defeat of the Barisan Nasional (BN) government at the federal level after the general election last year saw BN component parties in the state forming the GPS with its slogan or catchphrase "Utamakan Sarawak" or "Sarawak First".
- ^ "Lirik Lagu GPS". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Sharon Ling; Geryl Ogilvy (12 June 2018). "Sarawak BN parties pull out of coalition to form independent state-based pact". The Star. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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