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Umno, BN seal exclusive pact with PH in Sabah, closing door on GRS

Zahid confirms UMNO–BN alliance exclusive with PH, closing doors on pre-election cooperation with GRS.

Updated 10 months ago · Published on 05 Sep 2025 8:21AM

Umno, BN seal exclusive pact with PH in Sabah, closing door on GRS
The declaration was made in a closed-door meeting late last night in Kota Kinabalu. - September 5, 2025

by Jason Santos

UMNO president and Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has drawn a firm line to work with Pakatan Harapan, closing the doors on Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) for a three-way alliance.

The declaration was made in a closed-door meeting late last night in Kota Kinabalu.

The move quashed hopes of national coalition leaders from BN, PH and GRS to form an electoral cooperation in the forthcoming Sabah election.

“Umno and BN remain with PH in the existing coalition,” Zahid told reporters, adding that the decision had been endorsed by the Sabah Umno political bureau.

It also marked a quiet retreat from Zahid’s earlier suggestion that BN might be open to cooperation with others so long as it maintained a dominant role. - September 5, 2025

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