The winners and losers of Sabah
Muhyiddin Yassin and Perikatan emerge as the clear victors but Warisan proves that it was no slouch.
Sheridan is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight.
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Muhyiddin Yassin and Perikatan emerge as the clear victors but Warisan proves that it was no slouch.
Growing rural discontent and low voter turnout tip yesterday's state polls in GRS' favour.
Some are also giving the state elections a pass as they cannot afford to be quarantined.
Think-tank survey finds incumbent a 'clear winner' in 23 seats, will likely win 14 hotly contested fights.
13 new seats, while 20 won by narrow margins in GE14, say analysts tracking Sabah polls tomorrow.
PN plays up Shafie Apdal’s Bajau Suluk ancestry, accuses Warisan Plus of legalising Filipinos.
He says he came into office not via the back door or front door but the palace door.
While PKR seats may get a boost, local voters are more interested in candidates’ track record, they say.
Warisan Plus tries to paint defectors as immoral and untrustworthy but voters want reps who can deliver.
Fluid situation as personalities, not pacts, still dominate, holding upper hand against Warisan Plus, GRS.
All it takes is one seat to be kingmaker, expert says, but unfamiliar parties cannot make an impact, according to locals.
Media reports from January 2018, however, state otherwise.
Politicians on both sides exploit communal fault lines running deep in state touted as model of racial harmony.