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Sabah state govt could join Muhyiddin's PN pact: Sources
At least 14 assemblymen had agreed to desert chief minister but at least 2 wavering, ST learnt
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Sabah Chief Minister Shafie Apdal faces losing control of the 65-seat state assembly. A change in the state could significantly impact the federal situation, where the Perikatan Nasional government holds a slim majority with 113 of Parliament's 222 lawmakers.
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Malaysia's Sabah state is on the verge of changing governments, with assemblymen formerly loyal to Chief Minister Shafie Apdal expected to defect to the Perikatan Nasional (PN) pact helmed by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
Well-placed sources told The Straits Times that at least 14 assemblymen have agreed to desert Datuk Seri Shafie - a staunch ally of former premier Mahathir Mohamad - and back his predecessor and rival Musa Aman instead.
