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Seats formula to be Gabungan Rakyat Sabah biggest test
Published on: Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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Seats formula to be Gabungan Rakyat Sabah biggest test
Hajiji (left) and Bung (right) have strengthened the GRS-Barisan partnership over the last two years but are still threatened by Warisan in their Muslim native strongholds, especially on the east coast of Sabah. 
Kota Kinabalu: The biggest test facing the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah-Barisan Nasional grouping is whether all nine component parties can agree to a seat-sharing formula for the 25 parliamentary seats in the imminent election.

Bung, the Sabah Barisan chairman also confirmed that he met with Hajiji on Sunday to finalise the seat-sharing plan. “Our candidate announcement will be done together.

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At the time of parliament’s dissolution on Monday, GRS had eight MPs (Bersatu-six, PBS-one, Sabah Star-one) while Barisan three (Umno-two and PBRS-one) with Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) holding one seat. 
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