KUALA LUMPUR: The women's wing of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will not put pressure on the party's leadership in proposing that its representatives or leaders fill Cabinet positions if a unity government is formed involving GPS.
GPS women's wing chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that in fact they support any decision that is made for the sake of harmony and solidarity within the party.
"GPS now have five women representatives in Parliament, but we will not push for appointments to Cabinet positions if the party is involved in the formation of a unity Government," she said during a press conference at Sarawak Legislative Assembly here earlier today.
During the General Election (GE15) last Saturday, all five women who were put forth by GPS won their respective constituencies.
They are Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri (Santubong), Datuk Rubiah Wang (Kota Samarahan), Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib (Mukah), Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie (Sri Aman) and Rodiyah Safiee (Batang Sadong).
Before GE15, Nancy was GPS' sole woman representative in the Cabinet that was helmed by caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The last time GPS had two women representatives in the Cabinet was during the Barisan Nasional led government back in 2013 where it was Nancy and Batang Lupar Member of Parliament (MP) and former Women, Family and Community Development Minister, Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim.