SAPP not backing down on stand that only Sabah parties contest state seats

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is not backing down from the firestorm over its stand that only local-based parties should contest the next state election.

Its information chief Chin Vun Kai said this was in line with the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and the autonomy of Sabah to call for the election of its legislative seats to be limited to local political parties.