Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who also serves as Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman, said he will continue to mediate talks between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) ahead of the upcoming state election.
Anwar reaffirmed that PH will maintain its electoral pacts with both BN and GRS.
“We are working with PH and GRS. That is our stand,” he told reporters on Friday in Kampung Kobuni, Inanam, during his two-day working visit to Sabah. He is scheduled to be in Tawau and Sandakan .
He added that discussions with GRS chairman and Chief Minister Hajiji Noor are still ongoing.
PH currently finds itself in what observers describe as a “love triangle,” as it maintains separate agreements with BN and GRS following their fallout in 2023.
Negotiations between PH and BN are nearly complete, with BN expected to contest 44–45 seats and the remainder allocated to PH. However, GRS is demanding 55 seats while PH is asking for 23, leaving major disagreements unresolved.
Meanwhile, Sabah BN and GRS have publicly declared they will not cooperate, raising the likelihood of direct clashes in seats not contested by PH.
The Sabah state assembly is expected to dissolve automatically on November 11.
