KOTA KINABALU: Pakatan Harapan aims to contest up to 25 seats in an electoral pact with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS).
Sabah PKR chief Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said he expected the seat distribution to be ironed out soon.
“It has to be discussed with GRS, mainly PGRS (Gagasan Rakyat). We welcome the cooperation. The next step is to discuss seats,” he said after the Gagasan Rakyat annual general assembly here yesterday.
Mustapha said Sabah Pakatan would like to contest between 23 and 25 of the 73 seats up for grabs.
Sabah PKR won two seats – Inanam and Api Api – in the 2020 state election.
It was earlier reported that PKR was eyeing between 13 and 18 seats, with Amanah seeking five, DAP six to eight and Upko up to eight.
Mustapha said the pact with GRS was a positive development for political stability in Sabah.
“I want to thank the chief minister for upholding cooperation between GRS and Pakatan. As a Pakatan leader, I welcome it. I think it is good for Sabah and Sabahans,” he added.
