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KOTA KINABALU, March 26 (Bernama) – Elopura assemblyman Calvin Chong and Sri Tanjong assemblyman Justin Wong\u00a0announced here today that they are joining Parti Warisan (Warisan).
\nThe duo had left the DAP in\u00a0January to become independent assemblymen.
\nWith their coming\u00a0on board, Warisan now has 19 seats in the State Legislative Assembly while DAP four.
\nIn total, the opposition now has 26 seats in the 79-seat State Assembly. (NOTE: Sabah has 73 elected assemblymen and six appointed backbenchers).
\nChong at a press conference on the announcement, said he joined Warisan because the party was seen as principled and able to fight for Sabah’s rights, saying it was in line with his own struggle.
\nWong, meanwhile,\u00a0said that as elected opposition representative,\u00a0he believed\u00a0it would only be fair and responsible to his\u00a0voters that he\u00a0join an opposition party that champions Sabah’s rights.
\nWarisan president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal at the same press conference said Warisan was ready to have smart partnerships with local parties to fight for Sabah’s rights.
\nAsked about Warisan’s preparations for the 15th General Election, he said the party would only contest in certain states.
\n— BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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