KUCHING, Aug. 3 -- Sarawak elected representatives must be prepared to step aside and accept their party's decision if they are not renominated, said Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

The state's minister for youth, sports and entrepreneur development said political leaders must be willing to make way for a new generation when the party deems it necessary.

"Anyone serving as an elected representative in Sarawak, whether it is their first, third, fifth or sixth term, must always be prepared.

"When the time comes for us to step aside, then we should step aside. There should not be any reluctance to let go, or a mindset of saying 'If I am not nominated, I will contest against the party.' That should never be the attitude," he told rep...