Sabah Bersatu collapses as Hajiji, other leaders quit

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PETALING JAYA: Bersatu leaders in Sabah are quitting the Muhyiddin Yassin-led party, says Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairman Hajiji Noor.

In a statement, he said the GRS-Barisan Nasional (GRS-BN) state government had also taken into account the advice of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong on the need for political stability and economic recovery in the unity government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

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Sabah Bersatu leaders’ exit inevitable, says analyst

PETALING JAYA: Sabah Bersatu leaders were bound to leave the party eventually considering Sabahans’ strong sentiment for state-based parties to lead the government, says a political analyst.

Earlier today, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairman and Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor announced that Sabah Bersatu leaders had unanimously decided to leave the party and intended to form a new one.

James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute said the move was part of a wider vision to localise parties in Sabah and form a Borneo bloc together with Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS).

“The idea is for all parties in Sabah to be localised,” Chin told FMT.

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