Chinese voters not swayed by ‘Sabah First’ narrative, say analysts

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They say Sabahan Chinese voters see DAP as their strongest representative, and have little interest in local parties despite the growing ‘Sabah First’ sentiment.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/20/chinese-voters-not-swayed-by-sabah-first-narrative-say-analysts/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/20/pengundi-cina-tak-terpengaruh-dengan-naratif-sabah-first-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 #DAP #Sabahan #Chinese #SabahFirst

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00:00Analysts say Chinese voters in Sabah remain largely aligned with national parties such

00:06as DAP, despite the rising prominence of the Sabah First narrative.

00:11University Malaysia Sabah's Lee Kwok Tiong said Sabahan Chinese are primarily concentrated

00:16in urban areas such as Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan, where DAP secured decisive wins in the last

00:22state election.

00:24Last Thursday, it was reported that Parti Solidariti Tanah Ayakku intends to contest

00:29several Chinese majority seats in Sabah's coming state election.

00:33Star Deputy President Kenny Chua claimed that the party, traditionally strong among Sabah's

00:38indigenous communities, is now attracting more members from the Chinese community.

00:43Similarly, Singapore Institute of International Affairs Senior Fellow Oe Sun said the Sabah

00:49First narrative has not significantly influenced Chinese voters.

00:53It likens the political identification of Sabah Chinese to that of peninsular-based

00:57Chinese who favour national-level parties and a vision of Malaysia for all Malaysians.

01:03Oe also described DAP as the overwhelmingly premier choice for Sabah Chinese voters, saying

01:08that no other Chinese-based party has successfully positioned itself as a viable alternative.

01:15Dhanusha Jyareza, FMT.

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