KOTA KINABALU, April 24 -- The challenging task of seat distribution among the eight component parties of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition may not always be "fair", as is the nature of politics, said GRS secretary Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun.

Masidi, who is from Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (PGRS), said there is no real formula to ensure fairness - only negotiation over coffee.

"The challenge is everyone wants more seats... but unfortunately, there are only 73 so we have to divide them.

I don't know if in politics anything is 'fair' but eventually, we need to choose the candidate with the best chance irrespective of where in GRS they come from. That should be the overriding consideration," he said.

GRS, led by Chief Minister Datuk...