SAPP’s exit puts PN’s Sabah election strategy under scrutiny, says analyst

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Losing its only Sabah-based party weakens Perikatan Nasional’s local appeal, one analyst says, but another believes PAS’s grassroots strength may still offer hope.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/12/18/sapps-exit-puts-pns-sabah-election-strategy-under-scrutiny-says-analyst/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/12/18/sapp-keluar-pn-lemah-sentimen-tempatan-kata-penganalisis/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Sabah #SAPP #PerikatanNasional

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00:00A political analyst has questioned the direction Perikatan Nasional will take in the upcoming

00:06Sabah state election following the exit of the Sabah Progressive Party from the coalition.

00:11Earlier this month, PN Chairman Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the coalition's manifesto

00:16for the election would focus on the state's rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963.

00:21However, on Saturday, SAPP President Yong Thaek Lee announced the party's departure

00:26from PN, arguing for the need for local parties to contest all 73 Sabah state seats exclusively.

00:33University of Malaysia Sabah's Bilca Balas said SAPP's exit weakens PN's appeal in

00:38Sabah, adding that ongoing internal conflicts and leadership challenges within the coalition

00:43could also impact their overall electoral strategy and effectiveness.

00:46Meanwhile, O Ae Sun from the Singapore Institute of International Affairs said PAS, a member

00:52of PN, could mitigate this impact by leveraging its Islamic credentials in rural areas of Sabah.

00:59Bilca also said SAPP's departure is part of a broader push for autonomy among local

01:04parties in Sabah and Sarawak, reflecting a wider sentiment for self-determination against

01:08federal dominance.

01:11Dhanusha Dureza, FMT News.

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