Grudge match coming between former allies


Ewon Benedick (left) and Darell Leiking.

OPPOSITION voters in the semi- urban seat of Penampang near Kota Kinabalu are in a dilemma. For the upcoming 15th General Election (GE15), they have to choose bet-ween two Opposition parties: Parti Warisan, formerly an ally of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, and Upko, current coalition member.

The Opposition has held Penam-pang since 2013, when Datuk Darell Leiking of PKR defeated Barisan Nasional’s MP and Upko (United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation) president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.

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