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Why Sabahans cannot trust local politicians and parties who embrace Peninsular Malaysia political leaders and parties

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAlO5ECK-A4 (Warisan to go solo at Sabah polls, says Shafie)

Free Malaysia Today)

9 Mar 2025 #Sabah #Warisan #FMTNews

Party president Shafie Apdal says Warisan’s pact is with the people and not other political parties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stzUyjw_UMo (
Shafie insists Warisan will go solo in Sabah polls)

Free Malaysia Today

22 Mar 2025 #PRN #Warisan #FMTNews

Warisan president Shafie Apdal says the people of Sabah must not have their future dictated by pressure from coalitions or political manoeuvring.

 

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 16, 2025: Former Sabah chief minister Salleh Said Keruak says the struggle for Sabah’s rights is not a cause exclusive to any single party.

“There is an assumption that only local parties were entitled to speak on Sabah’s rights.

“In truth, this struggle belongs to all Sabahans,” he said, noting that Sabah-based parties such as Upko and Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) had opted to work within national coalitions to ensure that Sabah’s voice is better heard at the federal level.

No News Is Bad News begs to ask Salleh:

> SARAWAK is a state ruled by local parties only. Are Sarawakians’ voice less better heard by the federal level?; and

> WHILE the struggle belongs to all Sabahans but what about the untrustworthy “political frogs” who worship, pander and are beholden to Semenanjong politicians and leaders, majority of whom - like Dr Akmal “Ham/I Am Malay First unpatriotic” Saleh’s Umno - are racial and religious bigots.

So, Salleh, who are you trying to kid?

In the Sept 26, 2020 Sabah elections, Warisan won 32 seats in the 73-seat state assembly.

However, political frogs and Semenanjong-loving assemblymen ganged up to alienate Warisan president Shafie Apdal.

This enabled Peninsular Malaysia political parties and leaders to continue to stamp their influence in Sabah, and short change Sabahans until today.

 

← 2018 26 September 2020 2025 →
← outgoing members elected members →
All 73 elected seats in the Legislative Assembly 37 seats needed for a majority
Registered	1,124,598
Turnout	66.61%
Majority party Minority party Third party         Leader Hajiji Noor Shafie Apdal Anifah Aman Party BERSATU Sabah WARISAN PCS Alliance GRS WARISAN+ Alliance with PKAN Leader since 12 September 2020 17 October 2016 26 July 2020 Leader's seat Sulaman Senallang Bongawan (lost seat) Last election 40.08%, 26 seats[a] 49.78%, 34 seats[b] 0 seats, 1.07% Seats before     0 Seats won 38 32 0 Seat change 12 2   Popular vote 316,112 317,991 29,118 Percentage 43.22% 43.42% 3.98% Swing 3.14 pp 6.36 pp 2.91 pp
Results by constituency

Shafie was quoted by the media as saying that Warisan will go solo in the coming state elections.

“I have worked with coalitions and I know what it is like. The coalition players are only interested in power and positions.

“To be able to work sincerely to serve Sabahans, there must be stability for a local party to govern effectively,” he added.

Yes. Sabah’s rights is not a cause exclusive to any single party. But, Warisan appears to be the only significant local political force for Sabahans.

The others appear to be “selling Sabah’s rights” to Peninsular Malaysia.

The political solution for Sabahans: Unite and give a local party the stability to govern.

No News Is Bad News reproduces below Salleh’s “political bullshit”:

Struggle for Sabah’s rights not exclusive to one party, says ex-CM

FMT Reporters

Salleh Said Keruak says the struggle belongs to all Sabahans, including local parties who work within national coalitions.

Former Sabah chief minister Salleh Said Keruak said the struggle for the state’s rights belongs to all Sabahans. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: The struggle for Sabah’s rights is not a cause exclusive to any single party, Salleh Said Keruak said today following calls for the state government to be led by local parties.

The former Sabah chief minister said there was an assumption that only local parties were entitled to speak on Sabah’s rights.

“In truth, this struggle belongs to all Sabahans,” he said, noting that Sabah-based parties such as Upko and Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) had opted to work within national coalitions to ensure that Sabah’s voice is better heard at the federal level.

Salleh said this when officiating a Lahad Datu Umno meeting.

He also said that political parties were merely platforms, irrespective of whether they were local or national.

He said the more important matter was the sincerity and capability of leaders in bringing the issues affecting Sabahans to “a higher level”.

“What the people of Sabah want today is not about who is more ‘Sabahan’ or more ‘local’. What truly matters is who is sincere, stable, and capable of fulfilling their promises,” he said.

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah chairman Hajiji Noor said last Friday that the coalition would go solo in the state election if Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) had finalised their electoral pact.

He said local Sabah parties should form the backbone and head of the state government.

PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim however said he was optimistic that the three coalitions would be able to reach an agreement for the state election.

Salleh said last Friday that BN and PH’s pact for the Sabah election was a step towards ensuring political stability in the Bornean state, which he described as crucial.

BACKGROUND

The 2020 Sabah state election took place on 26 September 2020[1] to elect all 73 elected members of the 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. The previous Assembly was dissolved on 30 July 2020.[2]

The state snap election was called prematurely after a political crisis arose. Both Shafie Apdal, incumbent Chief Minister and leader of Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition government and Musa Aman, leader of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition opposition claimed to have the majority to form the government. However, the Governor of Sabah, Juhar Mahiruddin decided to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly on the advice of Shafie.[3]

The state election was conducted under the New Normal and special standard operating procedures (SOP) imposed by the Electoral Commission (EC) as the country is still observing the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) due to COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition won the election with a simple majority of 38 seats. Hajiji Noor from BERSATU–PN was sworn in as Chief Minister 3 days later. The alliance of Perikatan Nasional with 17 seats, Barisan Nasional with 14 seats, and PBS with 7 seats made GRS the biggest electoral coalition in Sabah since September 2020.

This was the first Sabah state election not held on the same day as the Malaysia general election since 1999, when Sabah held its election on March that year as opposed to the general election date in November 1999.

Background

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The 14th general election witnessed 29 seats from the government side and 31 seats from the non-government side filled the State Legislative Assembly. This count, however, did not include six seats from United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) and four from UMNO that switched allegiance from Musa to Shafie. The government side has 11 safe seats and four fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has two safe seats and fivefairly safe seats.