Kitingan paying the price for his decisions, says analyst

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Syahrudin Awang Ahmad says party grassroots are upset over their president's decision to pull STAR out of GRS.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/10/07/kitingan-paying-the-price-for-his-decisions-says-analyst  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/10/07/prn-sabah-jeffrey-bakal-jadi-mangsa-politik-sendiri-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 #JeffreyKitingan #STAR #GRS #Sabah

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00:00Pati Solidarity Tanah Aiku President Jeffrey Kitingan risks becoming a casualty in the

00:06upcoming Sabah state election after several Star leaders broke ranks with him, says an analyst.

00:13Shahruddin Awang Ahmad said the leader's move to support Gabongan Rakyat Sabah was triggered

00:18by Kitingan's unilateral decision to pull Star out of the ruling coalition. He noted that Kitingan's

00:23move left many grassroots members dissatisfied with loyalty to the party president taking a

00:28back seat. Shahruddin, who leads think tank Borneo Geopolitics and Electoral Studies,

00:34said the 17th Sabah election could see the fall of political top guns as grassroots members

00:39challenged their leaders. On Wednesday night, Kitingan had announced Star's withdrawal from GRS,

00:45citing its pact with Pakatan Harban and claiming the move reflected grassroots sentiment. Last night,

00:51he accepted the decision of five Star leaders to remain with GRS. Star Deputy President Erwan Alfred

00:57Angin, Vice Presidents Abedin Madinkir, Anwar Ayyub, Flovia Ng, and Muslim Bumi Putra Deputy

01:03President Robert Dawik all pledged support for GRS, alongside Kuwamwit Star Chief Mandek Yadam.

01:10Shahruddin Sekhitingan, now seen as a risk by grassroots members, faces limited options for a strategic

01:16partner and may have to go alone in the election, which must be held within 60 days.

01:22Dhan Shadjareza, FMT.

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