Analysts: Sabah government on shaky ground while federal power tussle is ongoing
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 7 ― Despite repeated assurances that the state’s Gabungan Rakyat Sabah coalition government is intact, pundits believe it is actually on shaky ground even as it waits for the political uncertainties in Peninsular Malaysia to be resolved.
Because of the relatively narrow gaps in numbers between the government and the Opposition, any change in alliances or “political jumping” will rock the boat.
“Of course, as an MP, he will follow the party’s decision to withdraw support for Muhyiddin as prime minister leading the PN government but he will still be playing a positive role in the state by keeping GRS intact and not even trying to grab or seize the CMship,” he said. In the 1980s, Sarawak-based Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak, led by Tan Sri Leo Moggie, was a state Opposition but a federal minister.
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