Calls to limit Sabah election to state-only parties is contradictory due to national coalitions' involvement, says Hamzah Zainudin

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 23 -- Calls to limit Sabah elections to local parties are misguided, says Perikatan Nasional deputy chairman Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

He criticised Sabah-based parties pushing for exclusivity, saying these same parties collaborate with national coalitions in the state government.

"It is contradictory for these parties to promote exclusivity while forming alliances with national coalitions," he said, according to The Star.

"This cooperation undercuts the argument that national parties should not be involved in Sabah's political landscape," he added.

Hamzah made these remarks at Perikatan's Jelajah Rakyat event in Dewan Gum Gum, Sandakan, as Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), which consists of seven local parties, continue...