PAPAR, Dec. 20 -- Claims that the Chinese community had totally turned away from the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)-led government in the last state election do not reflect the full picture on the ground, GRS Deputy Secretary-General Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference here today, Armizan said the issue of swing votes among Chinese voters had been widely discussed at both state and national levels following the election results.

"We took note of the trend in the last state election, and there were many discussions that there was a swing in votes among our Chinese friends, where the Chinese community did not support the ruling parties," he said.

However, Armizan stressed that GRS did not contest seats w...