KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan respects the decision of Barisan Nasional not to work with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) in the Sabah state election, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic).
Anwar, the Pakatan chairman, said the coalition was not caught in the middle by the decision, and would continue to discuss a solution.
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"We will continue to negotiate (with Barisan and GRS, no matter what ... (we will) negotiate well and find a solution," he told reporters after attending the Federal Territories Mufti Department's Temu Mesra Programme here on Friday (Sept 5).
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister and Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced the final decision of the coalition and Sabah Umno not to work with GRS in the state election.
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Ahmad Zahid said instead, the party had decided to only work with Palatan in the upcoming 17th Sabah State Election.
The state assembly will automatically dissolve on Nov 11, if it is not dissolved earlier, paving the way for the election. – Bernama
