Desperation may see PN turn to GRS in Sabah polls, says analyst

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James Chin says PN is ‘very weak’ in the state and believes this is why the coalition is setting its sights on GRS.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/15/desperation-may-see-pn-turn-to-grs-in-sabah-polls-says-analyst   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/05/15/pn-terdesak-mungkin-sokong-grs-pada-prn-sabah-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 #PerikatanNasional #PakatanHarapan #PAS #GRS #Sabah

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00:00Any decision by Perikatan National to back Gabungan Rakyat Sabah at the coming state

00:08election will likely be driven by desperation, according to an analyst. University of Tasmania's

00:15James Chin said PN was very weak in Sabah, noting that PAS is unpopular in the state and

00:22most of Bersatu's elected representatives have defected to GRS, and for that reason,

00:27PN may have no choice but to work with GRS. Currently, PAS only holds one seat in the 79-seat

00:35State Assembly with its representative Ali Akbar Gulasan among six nominated members of the

00:41Legislative Assembly. More than 10 of Sabah's Bersatu Assemblymen quit the party during the 2023

00:48Langka Kinabalu incident and became direct members of GRS after the state polls, including Chief

00:55Minister Hajji Noor, Masidi Manjun, and Rubin Balang. On Sunday, PAS Deputy Election Director

01:02Anwar Musa said PN should support GRS in the upcoming Sabah polls as PH and BN have already

01:09announced their own alliance. Chin, however, said that GRS was unlikely to link up with PN

01:16and would prefer an alliance with Pakatan Harapan, as PH could probably also help GRS rebuild ties

01:22with Bursa National. Meanwhile, Asriel Hadi Abdullah Sani of strategic advisory firm ADA Southeast

01:29Asia was on the same page as Chin, saying PAS and Bersatu's brand of politics would not resonate

01:35well with the Sabah electorate. Yesterday, PH Chairman Anwar Ibrahim, after meeting

01:41Hajiji, expressed optimism that the three coalitions could reach an electoral agreement.

01:46Naritha Raja, FMT.

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