Seats formula to be Gabungan Rakyat Sabah biggest test

Politics
12 Oct 2022 • 12:01 PM MYT
Daily Express
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Kota Kinabalu: The biggest test facing the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah-Barisan Nasional grouping is whether all nine component parties can agree to a seat-sharing formula for the 25 parliamentary seats in the imminent election.

Bung, the Sabah Barisan chairman also confirmed that he met with Hajiji on Sunday to finalise the seat-sharing plan. “Our candidate announcement will be done together.

At the time of parliament’s dissolution on Monday, GRS had eight MPs (Bersatu-six, PBS-one, Sabah Star-one) while Barisan three (Umno-two and PBRS-one) with Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) holding one seat.