Sabah polls: Winner needs large majority or else back to square one

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Sabah will continue to be mired in a political crisis unless the winner of the state snap election gains victory with a convincing majority, said pundits.  It will be a challenge for any party to achieve a clean sweep in the polls, as the emergence of untested parties in the state such as Bersatu will likely split the vote in multi-cornered fights. Speaking to Malaysiakini, long-time East Malaysia observer and University of Tasmania academic James Chin characterised the upcoming state elections as a “free for all”. “Back in 2018, there were only two large coalitions - BN and the memorandum of understanding between Warisan and Pakatan Harapan, so most of the seats were (contested) one to one. “Now, there is a sort of free for all because at the federal level its not very clear whether the change is from BN to Muafakat Nasional. And on the ground, it is quite messy. “So that means ev…