He added, however, that it was still too early to announce the coalition’s list of candidates and that he would reveal them in due course.

“Just wait. The state assembly has just been dissolved. Don’t rush,” he told a press conference at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here.

On Oct 24, GPS secretary-general Alexander Nanta Linggi said the coalition will contest all 82 seats in the next state election.

GPS comprises Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, Parti Rakyat Sarawak, Sarawak United People’s Party and Progressive Democratic Party.

All these parties previously contested under Barisan Nasional but broke away from the national coalition following BN’s loss in the 14th general election (GE14) in 2018.

On Wednesday, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah consented to the revocation of the proclamation of emergency for Sarawak, which was promulgated on Aug 2 this year.

The revocation of the emergency proclamation had paved the way for the 12th Sarawak state election to be held, as the state government’s five-year tenure had ended on June 6 this year.

Meanwhile, Abang Johari said the current GPS government is currently assuming the role of a caretaker government until the next government comes in.

“Yes, it is a normal transition when you dissolve the state assembly, the ruling government becomes the caretaker government.

“At the moment we cannot make any major decisions. Even during the Emergency, we just ran the state as it is,” he added.