PN has limited options ahead of Sabah polls, say analysts

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Awang Azman Pawi says the coalition does not have many viable choices left as it is unlikely to team up with its main rivals, PH and BN.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/07/13/pn-has-limited-options-ahead-of-sabah-polls-say-analysts  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/07/13/prn-sabah-pilihan-pn-terhad-mungkin-tanding-solo-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 #BarisanNasional #GabunganRakyatSabah

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00:00Perikatan Nasional may be forced to contest the Sabah election on its own because of limited

00:07options in forming alliances, say political analysts. University Malaya's Awang Azman

00:13Pawi said after rejecting cooperation with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah, PN does not have many

00:19viable choices left as it is unlikely to team up with its main rivals, Pakatan Harapan and

00:24Barisan Nasional. Yesterday, PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said the coalition would not cooperate

00:31with GRS in the state election because of what he described as a betrayal by GRS after its leaders

00:37then in Bersatu left in November 2022 following the outcome of the 16th general election.

00:43Sharadin Awang Ahmad of University Malaysia Sabah said PN may have to rely on the popularity of its

00:49national leaders, an appealing manifesto, and aggressive campaigning if it contests the election

00:55independently. He said this would be difficult because of the dominance of local parties in Sabah

01:00politics, something PN lacks given that its component parties consist of Bersatu, PAS, Garakan and the

01:07Malaysian Indian People's Party. Tony Paridi Bagang of University Technology Mara Sabah said PN could

01:13face stiff competition if it contests the election independently, making it difficult to win a

01:19significant number of the 73 state assembly seats up for grabs.

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