UMNO president and Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has firmly committed to collaborating with Pakatan Harapan (PH), effectively ruling out any possibility of a three-way alliance with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS).
The announcement emerged from a closed-door meeting held late last night in Kota Kinabalu.
This decision dashed the aspirations of leaders from the national coalitions BN, PH, and GRS to establish electoral cooperation ahead of the upcoming Sabah election.
“UMNO and BN remain with PH in the existing coalition,” Zahid informed reporters, noting that the decision had received endorsement from the Sabah UMNO political bureau.
The stance also represented a subtle withdrawal from Zahid’s prior indication that BN could consider partnerships with other groups, provided it retained a leading position.
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