00:00Perikatan National Secretary-General Azmin Ali is effectively downplaying Sabah's political reality
00:07by assuming that DAP's trouncing in the Sabah state election
00:11meant it was entirely rejected by the Chinese and business communities, says an analyst.
00:18Bil Cherbala of University Malaysia Sabah said,
00:21the Sabahan Chinese rejection of DAP was more a rejection of parties that failed to champion Sabah and its rights.
00:30He said Azmin had misread Sabahan voters' sentiments when he stated that the main factor behind DAP's defeats
00:38was the failures of Pucca Jaya in implementing reforms.
00:44Sabahan activist Johan Arifin Samad said,
00:47the Sabah election was merely a battle between two local parties, Gabongan Rakyat Sabah and Warisan.
00:54He said the other West Malaysian parties such as Pakatan Harapan, PN and Barisan Nacional were casualties of the battle.
01:04Lee Kwok Tiong, also of UMS, believes that there was some merit to Azmin's statement.
01:09He said the Sabahan Chinese rejection of DAP and PH involved both Sabah-centric sentiments and disgruntlement with issues
01:18like the cost of living, recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate issued by Chinese medium schools,
01:25and other key reforms pledged in past election manifestos.
01:30Panyojo, FMT
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