KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 30 -- Sabah Perikatan Nasional (PN) has pledged to rebuild and strengthen its machinery after securing Karambunai, its sole seat out of 73 in total in yesterday's election.

State chairman Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee said the coalition fully respects the election outcome and will focus on restoring public confidence in the party.

"With the victory of the Karambunai state seat, Perikatan Nasional is committed to strengthening the party post-election by continuing to empower the machinery and closing ranks in leadership, to restore the confidence of the people of Sabah in Perikatan Nasional," he said in a Facebook post early this morning.

Datuk Dr Aliakbar Gulasan of PAS, a PN component, won the Karambunai seat against s...