Friday, 25 Sep 2020 07:03 AM MYT
It is still a neck-to-neck race especially between the two main contenders — Gabungan Rakyat Sabah and Warisan Plus — to determine which coalition will rule Sabah for the next five years. Zaini, who is also Sabah geopolitics and electoral researcher from Universiti Malaysia Sabah said the absence of the clear indicator was probably due to the fact that the state election came as a bombshell and all the political parties and the voters alike were not actually prepared for it.
“Thus, it is not surprising when there are 447 candidates contesting in this state election, which is greater than the number of candidates competing in the 14th General Election for the state and parliamentary seats combined,” he told Bernama. He said the clash between Warisan Plus and GRS is intense and only a few seats are expected to see large majority while the rest, especially those with multi-cornered fights, are expected to record a small majority.
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