He said contesting in the 15th general election (GE15) was not Harapan Rakyat’s main agenda at the moment because the party wanted to look at the response from the people first.

“But if we are offered (a chance to contest in GE15), we will accept it,” he said after the party’s general assembly here today.

However, Liew said the party would work hard to retain the Kukusan state seat won by its deputy president, Rina Jainal.

He said Harapan Rakyat was still awaiting a decision from the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Supreme Council on the party’s application to join the coalition.

Rina said Harapan Rakyat’s aspiration was for the state government to be led by a local political party in an effort to develop Sabah. She also said Harapan Rakyat would strive to bring more development to Tawau and Sabah in general.

She urged the federal government to give a bigger allocation to the state.