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SABAH SURVEYS | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah’s (GRS) victory in yesterday’s elections in Sabah should not be a problem, although the coalition is not yet registered, Indera Mahkota Member of Parliament Saifuddin Abdullah said.
Saifuddin, who is the Minister of Communications and Multimedia, said that this was because GRS, which won 38 seats in the elections, was represented by candidates from registered parties, namely Perikatan Nasional (PN), Barisan Nasional (BN) and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS).
“This situation is similar to when Pakatan Harapan won the fourteenth general election (GE14) because at that time, Harapan was a coalition name and was not yet registered, but all of its candidates are competing using the registered party symbol which is PKR.
“So there is no difference between the position of GRS and Harapan. The candidates who contested for Harapan used the PKR symbol, and the GRS candidates also used the registered party symbols. This is an electoral strategy,” he told reporters after attend the “Mengacau Bubur Asyura Program” (Asyura Porridge) in Kuantan today.
He said that this is a response to claims by some sectors that no party won with an absolute majority in yesterday’s Sabah elections, although GRS obtained a simple majority as it was allegedly not recognized by the Electoral Commission (EC) as a coalition. registered.
In yesterday’s elections, the EC announced that GRS, made up of PN, BN and PBS, won 38 of the 73 state seats, while Warisan Plus (consisting of Warisan, DAP, Amanah, UPKO and PKR) with 32 state seats and the remaining three seats were won by independent candidates.
Saifuddin also said that he was confident that the GRS parties will work out the appointment for the post of prime minister among themselves.
“The prime minister is appointed from among state assemblymen who have the support of the majority, but normally there will be negotiations. That is why, during Harapan, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad was appointed prime minister despite Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) it is not the party with the most seats, “he added.
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