*WHY REJECT MALAYAN PARTIES FROM CONTESTING IN SABAH & SARAWAK*
*Malayan parties contesting here is not democracy — it’s subtle takeover.*
*1. Protect the MA63 compact’s seat-allocation safeguard*
* The MA63 negotiations implicitly envisaged protections against Malayan dominance by granting Sabah & Sarawak dedicated representation.
* Allowing Malayan parties to contest undermines that protective design — it dilutes the seat-allocation intent and opens the door to overwhelming by Malayan votes.
* If that seat-allocation right is still legally alive, then Malayan parties have no right to invade those slots.
*2. Prevent federal takeover of internal affairs & resources*
* If Malayan parties win seats locally, they gain leverage to influence or usurp local policy, budget, resource management and appointments.
* This paves the path for centralisation and creeping control from Kuala Lumpur into what ought to be local jurisdiction.
* In effect, we surrender political autonomy and resource sovereignty.
*3. Safeguard local identity and priorities*
* Sabah and Sarawak have distinct ethnic, cultural, geographic and economic conditions. Local parties are more responsive to local needs.
* Malayan parties often impose Peninsular agendas not suited to Borneo’s realities.
* We must not allow outside parties to drive our direction, especially when they lack deep local accountability.
*4. Maintain checks on constitutional imbalance*
* With Malayan parties contesting and winning seats, they can support federal amendments or laws inimical to MA63 or state rights.
* Even if Sabah & Sarawak had “reserved seats,” Malayan party MPs allied to the center can swell the majority, override protections, or push centralising amendments.
*5. Uphold the decolonisation/self-determination rationale*
* The anti-cession struggle and MA63 were ostensibly about ensuring self-rule, not integration into Malaya’s party system.
* If external parties contest us, we revert to a neo-colonial political pattern — where control is exercised via party machines, not local consent.
*6. Violates spirit (and possibly letter) of MA63 and constitutional protection*
* Many activists argue that certain provisions of MA63 entrench state autonomy and limit federal encroachment. Malayan parties intruding is arguably contrary to that entrenchment.
* Under SSRANZ proposals, expelling the Malayan parties is seen as necessary to defend the MA63 guaranteed (if valid) seat allocation right. (See SSRANZ public statements) (e-pbk.com)
* PBK and other groups have publicly argued that Malayan parties contesting amounts to “poaching” of seats allocated to Sabah & Sarawak. (e-pbk.com)
*7. Political leverage: Local parties must have priority*
* Rejecting Malayan parties forces constituents to choose local representatives who are more accountable to local interests.
* It strengthens state-based political parties, fosters local leadership, and reduces dependence on KL’s patronage networks.
*8. Defensive move in the face of historical domination*
* Historically, Malayan parties have dominated policy direction, resource extraction, and federal priorities at the expense of Sabah & Sarawak.
* Allowing them further in local contests perpetuates historical injustice and structural imbalance.
*9. Electoral fairness and sovereignty of state elections*
* State-level elections should remain under the jurisdiction of the local people, not be a satellite of national party contests.
* Malayan parties entering local fields distort the playing field — they bring in national funding, networks and influence not available locally.
https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/267690/pbk-urges-sabah-sarawak-voters-to-reject-malayan-parties/
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