'Wait-and-see' post-election strategy for Sabah BN could backfire, says analyst

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Bilcher Bala warns that voters may prefer strong coalitions formed before the state election rather than a government pieced together afterwards.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/12/wait-and-see-post-election-strategy-for-sabah-bn-could-backfire-says-analyst/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/12/strategi-bn-sabah-tunggu-selepas-prn-mungkin-makan-diri-kata-penganalisis/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #BarisanNasional #Sabah #PRN

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00:00An analyst has warned that the plan by Sabah Barisan National to contest only 38 seats

00:08and form a coalition with other parties after the state election could backfire.

00:14Bill Cherbala of University Malaysia Sabah said voters might prefer strong and stable

00:19coalitions of parties that do not depend on post-election deals.

00:26He said BN risks losing the trust of voters if it did not demonstrate its full strength

00:31before the election, particularly compared to Kabungan Rakyat Sabah which is seen as

00:37a strong local coalition.

00:40Yesterday, FMT reported that Sabah BN was likely to contest 38 out of 73 state assembly

00:48seats.

00:50A source told FMT that BN aims to secure at least 27 seats and then partner with other

00:56parties to secure a simple majority of 37 seats to form the state government.

01:03Ramzi Atiung, also of UMS, questioned BN's odds, saying local sentiment was not in UMNO's

01:11favour.

01:12However, he said UMNO could gain some extra seats if it effectively addressed the voter

01:18concerns such as frequent water and electricity disruptions.

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