PH, BN In Final Stages Of Sabah Poll Talks
PASIR PUTEH, June 28 (Bernama) -- Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) are in the final stages of negotiations in preparation for the Sabah state election, said UMNO secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.
He said negotiations with all relevant parties to face the election are actively ongoing.
'We are in talks with all parties. Insya-Allah, we will continue discussions with everyone. As the UMNO president (Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi) said, we have never completely shut the door, nor have we thrown it wide open,' he told reporters after opening the Pasir Puteh UMNO division delegates meeting here today.
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