Gerakan is committed to contesting 47 parliamentary and state seats in the upcoming 13th general election besides defending incumbents seats, said its president Dr Koh Tsu Koon.

“That is our commitment. Obviously, those are the areas we have served for so long. If our services can be continued, we definitely will contest the seats,” he told reporters at Gerakan’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.

He said Gerakan was at the third stage of evaluating the listed candidates with the list already submitted to Barisan Nasional (BN) chairperson Najib Abdul Razak.

“We have submitted the list but it is not finalised. We will discuss the list at the BN supreme council meeting,” he said.

Commenting on Beaufort Member of Parliament (MP) Lajim Ukin and Tuaran MP Datuk Wilfred Bumburing quitting as BN members, Koh said what was important was that BN component parties including Gerakan meet the people’s needs.

“Gerakan will play a positive role to be with the people,” he said, adding that Gerakan was active in Sandakan, Tawau and Kota Kinabalu

- Bernama