KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is holding back on adopting the anti-hopping law amid a fresh political scenario emerging with the just concluded 15th General Election results.
The state had indicated that it would not be tabling the Bill during the current Budget session that began Thursday , with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor tabling a RM5.14bil Sabah Budget 2023, the largest in the state's history.
With the absence of anti-hopping law at the state level, political observers believe that opens up the possibility of movements among assemblymen that could favour any of the parties trying to strengthen their political positions in the state. As it stands currently, GRS and Barisan have a combined support of 46 assemblymen with seven other friendly assemblymen - three from Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat , one each from Parti Bangsa Malaysia , Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah as well as PAS and an independent.
The political observers do not rule out re-alignments within the GRS-Barisan partnership as the Federal Government shapes up.
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