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Free Malaysia Today
5 days ago
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- Free Malaysia Today
Bung denies being at odds with Zahid over Sabah polls
Bung Moktar Radin said Sabah Umno and BN are fully prepared for the upcoming state election. PETALING JAYA : Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin has denied being at odds with Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on the issue of cooperation for the upcoming state election. Bung said Umno at the federal level and Sabah Umno 'remain as one'. 'We are on the same page. Cooperation can still happen after the election,' he told FMT. Zahid was reported as saying yesterday that negotiations on seat allocations for the polls among BN, Pakatan Harapan and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah are almost completed. However, Bung had said on Wednesday that Sabah Umno was ready to go solo in the state election after GRS announced its electoral pact with PH. He mocked the GRS-PH alliance as a 'panic pact' and said Sabah Umno will not work with 'dishonest and insincere' coalitions. 'An electoral pact must be built on sincerity and integrity, not just seat-sharing and candidate selection,' he said, according to The Borneo Post. A GRS Supreme Council meeting chaired by chief minister Hajiji Noor yesterday confirmed the collaboration with PH. Zahid had earlier reiterated that BN's pact with PH had been 'locked in', indicating that BN and GRS were likely to clash in the election. On Sunday, he urged Sabah Umno not to completely shut the door on potential allies, saying 'there may be friends among enemies'. Bung, who is also the Sabah BN chief, said both Sabah Umno and BN remain 'undisturbed' and are fully prepared for the state election. 'We have faced many bigger challenges. Sabah Umno and BN are 100% prepared for the Sabah election,' he said.
Free Malaysia Today
02-08-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
BN aims to contest 1 state seat in every Sabah parliamentary constituency
BN deputy chairman Mohamad Hasan said representation across Sabah will lift the spirits of party members and make them feel included in the process. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Barisan Nasional wants to contest at least one state seat in every parliamentary constituency in Sabah in the coming state election, says its deputy chairman, Mohamad Hasan. Mohamad, who is also the Umno deputy president, said this is a key demand from the Sabah Umno-BN leadership, aimed at ensuring the party has representation and relevance across the state, Berita Harian reported. 'In the last state election, there were several parliamentary areas that had no BN candidates at all. This dampened the morale of the Umno-BN members and machinery as they had no role to play during the election. 'When people are not given the opportunity, some become disheartened and eventually leave the party, and that's not good,' he said. He was speaking to reporters after officiating the joint Umno divisional delegates' meeting, including its Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings, in Membakut today. Mohamad said BN should be allocated at least one seat to contest in constituencies with two or three state seats. 'This would lift the spirits of our party members and make them feel included in the process,' he said. Mohamad said the proposal would be discussed at the top level through Umno's negotiation committee and among the secretaries-general of the BN component parties. 'This is my message to the secretaries-general … do not disregard this request. Every parliamentary seat must have at least one BN candidate,' he said. Also present was Umno Supreme Council member and Kimanis MP Mohamad Alamin.
