PH’s overconfidence, fears of Warisan-Umno alliance test Sabahans’ patience

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As the state heads towards its 17th election, two political alliances are testing the patience of voters wary of outside influence and short-lived loyalties.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2025/10/11/phs-overconfidence-fears-of-warisan-umno-alliance-test-sabahans-patience  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/pandangan/2025/10/11/tuntutan-ph-pakatan-warisan-umno-uji-kesabaran-rakyat-sabah  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

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00:00Political alliances are nothing new in Malaysia.

00:04And in Sabah, friend can turn into foe and back again in the blink of an eye,

00:10often driven by short-term gain rather than lasting synergy.

00:13The recent exit of party solidarity Tanah Airku and the Sabah Progressive Party

00:18from the Gabungan Rakia at Sabah Coalition

00:20is just the latest in a long line of fractures the state has seen.

00:25Now, tensions are rising between GRS and its ally, Sabah Pakatan Harapan.

00:32GRS has offered Sabah PH the opportunity to contest for 18 of 73 seats at the upcoming state election.

00:40PH, however, wants 23.

00:43That is despite its components, PGR, DAP and UPCO,

00:47having only held seven seats in the recently dissolved state assembly.

00:51Sabahans think the Peninsula-based coalition may be overstating its influence in the state.

00:58Its push for a larger seat share also risks being perceived as federal overreach

01:04and may trigger a backlash,

01:06with the Sabah for Sabahans sentiment increasingly entrenched in the state.

01:11Meanwhile, Warisan President Shafi'i Abdal continues to insist that his party will contest the polls on its own,

01:18but whispers of a rekindled post-election alliance with UMNO are going louder to the dismay of many Sabahants.

01:26Having broken away from UMNO in 2016,

01:29Warisan railed against Barisan National's legacy of neglect and painted itself as Sabah's autonomous voice.

01:36A reunion with the Malayan-based party risks compromising its newly launched Safe Sabah Pledge.

01:42In contrast, GRS, under Hadidji Noor's leadership,

01:47has cultivated a reputation for stability, prioritizing governance, and winning investor confidence.

01:54As Sabah heads towards its 17th election,

01:57voters must choose between a steady GRS-PH partnership grounded in compromise

02:03and a risky Warisan-UMNO reunion built on expediency.

02:07To whom will Sabahans entrust the next five years?

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