Sabah’s voters delivered a stunning rebuke to Malaysia’s peninsula-based parties at the 29 November state election. The impact will extend beyond Kota Kinabalu; Sabah will likely play a more formalised and clearly defined role in the current and future administrations in Putrajaya. The locally based Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition, which won 29 seats in the 73-seat assembly, has retained power as the linchpin of a ruling coalition with 48 state assemblymen. This includes 12 lawmakers from other local parties and independents. They are joined by the peninsula-based Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions, which bring a combined seven seats. Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) will helm the opposition bench with 25 seats
Beyond Autonomy: The Ripple Effects of Sabah Elections on Federal Power | FULCRUM
