Bung’s ‘unpredictability’ complicates BN-PH alliance in Sabah, says analyst

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James Chin says PH would prefer to collaborate with Hajiji Noor despite being aware of GRS’s long-term desire to oust Malaya-based coalitions from Sabah.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/17/bungs-unpredictability-complicates-bn-ph-alliance-in-sabah-says-analyst  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/17/bung-sukar-diramal-rumit-kerjasama-ph-bn-di-sabah-kata-penganalisis  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #BungMoktarRadin #PakatanHarapan #BarisanNasional

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00:00A political analyst said a Barisan National Pakatan Harapan electoral pact for the upcoming

00:07Sabah state election will be tricky due to Bung Mokhtar Radin's unpredictable nature.

00:13James Chin of the University of Tasmania said many PH leaders have had bad experiences with

00:19Bung, referring to his failed attempt in 2023 to unseat Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Chairman

00:25and Hajji Noor as Chief Minister. Recently, Bung announced that Sabah BN will be cooperating

00:31with the state's PH chapter for the Sabah polls. Sabah DAP has since denied holding any talks to

00:37that end. Chin said PH would prefer to collaborate with Hajji despite GRS's long-term ambition of

00:44ousting Malaya-based coalitions from the state, which he said has left Sabah DAP in a bind.

00:55alleged mining scandal, they know their supporters do not trust Bung. O is son of the Singapore

01:01Institute of International Affairs and Bilcher Bala of University Malaysia Sabah said Bung's

01:06announcement was aimed at pressuring PH into joining forces with BN. O said all parties have to come up

01:14with all sorts of tricks to get ahead. On the other hand, Bilcher said Bung may be gauging reactions

01:20from the political landscape and the public, adding that the move could be an attempt to destabilize

01:26BN's rivals by creating confusion and uncertainty. Natasha Bust, FMT.

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