Sabah polls: Surge in multi-corner fights reflects voter dissatisfaction, says Hamzah

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A surge in multi-corner contests in the Sabah state election shows growing voter dissatisfaction with the state’s leadership, said Perikatan Nasional deputy chairman Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin after attending a campaigning event in Taman Mawar in Sandakan on Nov 16.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5fny3fwc  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I will make a comeback!

00:03Perikatan National Deputy Chairman Datuk Siri Hamzah Zainuddin said a surge in multi-corner

00:08contests in the Sabah state election showed growing voter dissatisfaction with the state's

00:14leadership. Hamzah said the unusually high number of candidates reflected mounting pressure

00:19from economic and daily hardships, and the pressure had prompted the people to reassess

00:25the direction of Sabah.

00:30It is because there are many who want to become a candidate, because there are many who

00:35feel angry. It is because there are many who want to be responsible for the next generation.

00:43The first time we never get this because they know that the government is there, we can

00:49ask, we can ask, we can give a look at, but today it is not possible.

00:54It is because they are the ones who want to be responsible for the next generation.

01:00He said this after launching an election-related event in Taman Mawar in Sandakan on Sunday

01:09to support Perikatan's candidate for Sekong constituency, Mohamed Fazri Awang. He said

01:15the crowd turnout was strong and included Bumiputra and non-Bumiputra residents.

01:20The November 29 election sees some 596 candidates vying for 73 seats. The contests include 9 10-cornered

01:29fights, 6 11-cornered fights, 4 13-cornered fights, and 1 14-cornered fights.

01:36The

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