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No Sabah For Sabahans, now live in the mercy of Persekutuan (West Malaysia) politics
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30, 2025: Why was there panic and a need for Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairman Hajiji Noor to be sworn in as Sabah Chief Minister?
GRS won only 29 seats in the 73-seat Sabah Assembly, eight short of the 37 seats for the government to form with a simple majority.
Yet, Hajiji Noor was sworn in for a second term at an unearthly hour of about 3am today.
Why? Because Hajiji Noor and his GRS fear the political frogs that could deny him his second term as chief minister.
Shafie Apdal’s Warisan won 25 seats to be the second highest number of members in the assembly and can form the government if it can attract the support of the “political frogs”.
And, the “frogs” can leap from anywhere! It is, however, politically remote for that to happen.
For Sabahans, they have elected to live in the mercy of Persekutuan (West Malaysia) politics (GRS is the so-called Madani Unity Government (UG)’s lap dog) … and now even with the racial and religious Taliban-like PAS - no thanks to the Semenanjong.
The electoral results show Sabahans are still not as united as the Sarawakians (Sarawak For Sarawakians).
Warisan was unable to muscle in overwhelming support for Sabah For Sabahans only from the Chinese community who dumped the DAP - like hot potatoes - losing all the eight seats it contested.
And, is that the beginning of the Chinese Political Tsunami for the DAP (aka MCA 2.0) in West Malaysia - particularly in Penang, Selangor and Perak - in the next general election which is due in 2027?
Duck eggs for the DAP (aka MCA 2.0) in Sabah! - Facebook image
Hajiji sworn in for second term as Sabah chief minister
The GRS chairman is believed to have obtained the support of Upko, 5 independents and Pakatan Harapan's sole assemblyman, giving him a two-seat majority so far.
GRS chairman Hajiji Noor taking his oath of office before Sabah governor Musa Aman at Istana Seri Kinabalu early this morning. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah chairman Hajiji Noor has been sworn in for a second term as Sabah chief minister, officially bringing the 17th state election to a close.
Hajiji took his oath of office before Sabah governor Musa Aman at Istana Seri Kinabalu in Kota Kinabalu at 3.05am.
GRS has officially won 29 seats, short of the 37 needed for a simple majority in the 73-member state assembly.
However, Hajiji is said to have the backing of five independent candidates, three assemblymen from Upko and one from Pakatan Harapan, giving him a two-seat majority so far. He may have also secured the support of STAR’s two assemblymen and one from KDM.
After GRS, the next biggest party is Warisan with 25 seats while Barisan Nasional has six.
BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said earlier that the coalition was willing to work with “like-minded” parties to form the state government.
The final tally of seats by party is: GRS 29, Warisan 25, BN 6, Independents 5, Upko 3, STAR 2, PN 1, KDM 1, PH 1.
GRS flexes muscle in Sabah polls despite initial hurdles
The Sabah coalition retained key constituencies with convincing majorities as it went on to form the state government with the support of other parties and independent assemblymen.
GRS chairman Hajiji Noor was sworn in as Sabah chief minister in the early hours of Sunday morning. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) flexed its muscles in the 17th Sabah state election yesterday, retaining key constituencies with convincing majorities.
Hajiji Noor’s coalition had to overcome several initial hurdles prior to the state polls, particularly Jeffrey Kitingan leading Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) out of GRS and allegations involving the Sabah mining scandal.
Warisan’s emergence as a possible contender and clashes with Barisan Nasional had also threatened the local coalition’s hold on multiple seats.
This was also GRS’s first state election as an official coalition, as it took part in the 2020 polls as an informal alliance which included Sabah Umno and Sabah Bersatu.
Hajiji had led an exodus of Sabah Bersatu leaders after the 2022 general election as they backed the unity government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Hajiji, the GRS chairman, was comfortably elected to a ninth term as Sulaman assemblyman, fending off four other challengers from Warisan, BN, Perikatan Nasional and Parti Impian Sabah.
Other key leaders like Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah deputy president Masidi Manjun (Karanaan), Rubin Balang (Kemabong), Masiung Banah (Kuamut) and Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan (Apas) also retained their seats for another term.
More crucially, GRS emerged victorious in key battlegrounds like Tanjung Keramat, Tempasuk, Pantai Dalit, Sugut and Banggi — all of which were traditional seats for either BN or Warisan previously.
Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) also put up a strong performance, with party president Dr Joachim Gunsalam reelected in Kundasang, alongside its information chief Joniston Bangkuai (Kiulu) and vice-presidents Hendrus Anding (Tandek) and Ruslan Muharam (Lumadan).
PBS secretary-general Julita Majungki also notched a crucial victory as she defended her Matunggong seat against the highly-rated Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat deputy president Wetrom Bahanda.
Parti Cinta Sabah president Anifah Aman however lost in Bongawan yet again, with Warisan’s Daud Yusof defeating the former foreign minister.
Anifah had also lost to Daud in 2020.
Usno president Pandikar Amin Mulia and wife, Diana Diego @ Yusrina Sufiana, lost their respective contests in Pintasan and Sekong, following backlash over their candidacies.
GRS however has the backing of independent Pintasan assemblyman Fairuz Renddan, who was previously Gagasan Rakyat Youth chief before he contested on his own to defend the seat.
Similarly, Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah lost the Kukusan seat to its former assemblyman, Rina Jainal, who won independently and has backed Hajiji as chief minister.
In 2020, GRS won 18 seats through Sabah Bersatu (prior to the assemblymen’s exit from the party) and PBS, with 11 and seven assemblymen, respectively.
The coalition later gained more seats through a series of defections, with Gagasan Rakyat having a total of 26 assemblymen prior to the state assembly’s dissolution last month. - FMT
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