11th Sarawak state election

A commentary by Dr Chandra Muzaffar on the recently concluded 11th Sarawak State Election and what this spells for Tan Sri Adenan Satem.

BN won 72 of the 82 seats in the 11th Sarawak State Election which ended on Saturday. Photo Astro AWANI / Shahir Omar

Everyone was expecting Barisan to form government once again, but not many had forecast BN to perform above Adenan's target of 70 seats.

The process of voting for the 11th Sarawak state election went on smoothly at Sekolah Kebangsaan Merpati Jepang, Sarawak, Saturday morning.

The early voting process for the 11th Sarawak State Election took place on May 3, 2016.

The early voting process for the 11th Sarawak state election ended with all the 79 voting centres around the state closing at 5pm today.

Barisan Nasional candidates in the 11th Sarawak state election have all been screened by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

Women appeared to have gained ground in the political arena with 22 being fielded as candidates in the 11th Sarawak state election.

The Sarawak's 11th state election ended smoothly with Barisan Nasional winning two state seats, Bukit Sari and Bukit Kota, unopposed.

The two seats, Bukit Sari and Bukit Kota, were won by incumbents Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan and Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail, respectively.

DAP changed their candidate for the N17 Stakan state assembly seat at the last minute during nomination day for the 11th Sarawak State Elections.

Adenan will face PKR's Jazolkipli Numan in the coming 11th Sarawak state election.

There was no untoward incident happened on nomination day for the 82 state seats contested in the 11th Sarawak State Election this morning.

The Election Commission (EC) is all set to handle the nomination process for the 11th Sarawak State Election today.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak remains confident that the 82 Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates fielded in the 11th Sarawak state election are the best choice.

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