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Meaningless Kimanis by-election one big yawn

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COMMENT | I am somewhat jaded with by-elections, and I find following the Kimanis by-election quite a chore. I’m glad it’s over.

Except for the Sabah Temporary Pass issue which was the main weapon against Parti Warisan Sabah, others were old, stale issues which mean nothing to those outside Sabah, really.

But various surveys which found that local issues and development matters would factor in the Kimanis polls were correct. I would add that economic problems plus the voters’ dissatisfaction with Pakatan Harapan’s performance were the death knell for Warisan in Kimanis...

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