These 2025 polls are the most competitive in her history, in terms of choices on offer for voters.
Arguably, they are also among the most important historically, as these polls will be crucial in determining her future and have implications for national politics.
Below, I outline six reasons why these Sabah polls are significant.
1. (Almost) every vote will matter
With four major political coalitions, over 15 substantive political parties, and scores of independent candidates trying their luck, individual Sabahans will have considerable power to decide the election results.
In the 16th state election (PRN16) 2020, 14 contests (out of 73 or 19 percent) came down to...