Federal, state level deals key to seat negotiations in Sabah polls, says Salleh

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Ex-Sabah chief minister Salleh Said Keruak says parties in an electoral coalition must recognise the collective goal of winning the state elections.  Read More:https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/15/federal-state-level-deals-key-to-seat-negotiations-in-sabah-polls-says-salleh/   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 #SallehSaidKeruak #SabahPolls #SeatNegotiations

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00:00The seat negotiation process between parties that want to work together in the next Sabah

00:06elections must prioritize agreements at both the federal and state levels.

00:13This is one of the few key principles former Sabah Chief Minister Saleh Saikarak had outlined

00:19to guide the seat negotiation process ahead of the upcoming state election, which must

00:24be held by October.

00:27Saleh said seats should be allocated to the party that has the best chance of winning

00:32based on past election performance.

00:36The Sabah UMNO treasurer said the allocation of seats must take into account the interests

00:41of all coalition partners to ensure political stability and prevent internal tensions.

00:49He also said the party's machinery, the results of voter surveys and sentiment analysis must

00:55also be taken into account.

00:58Saleh said retaining an incumbent with strong support should be prioritized, but pointed

01:03out that those who had switched parties or whose support had weakened may need to be

01:08reconsidered.

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