The Sabah People's Front (SPF) or in ms, Barisan Rakyat Sabah is a political party in
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
formed by former president of
Federated Sabah People's Front
The Federated Sabah People's Front or Barisan Rakyat Sabah Bersekutu (BERSEKUTU) was a political party based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The party was formed in March 1998 by the former Chief Minister of Sabah, Harris Salleh who wanted to ...
(BERSEKUTU), Berman Angkap on 8 December 2010 after its dissolution.
SPF's new president Berman Angkap announced that SPF was formed to fulfill the wishes of the peoples of
Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...
to recover the rights of the state.
However, in 2012, the SPF was taken over by some former
Sarawak Peoples' Party
The ''Parti Rakyat Sarawak'' or PRS (English: Sarawak Peoples' Party) is a multiracialism & nationalism political party in Sarawak, and Malaysia at all. The party was founded in the wake of the de-registration of the Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawa ...
(PRS) members led by dissident leader Sng Chee Hua and turned into the new
Sarawak Workers Party
Parti Bangsa Malaysia (English: ''Malaysian Nation Party'', abbreviated PBM), is a registered centre-right political party in Malaysia. The party was founded as the Sarawak Workers Party before being handed over in November 2021. The party is c ...
(SWP).
In aftermath of the
2013 Malaysian general election
General elections were held in Malaysia on Sunday, 5 May 2013 to elect the members of the 13th Parliament. Voting took place in all 222 parliamentary constituencies, each electing one MP to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. ...
(GE13), the SPF party former president Berman Angkap formed and became the president of another new ''Parti Damai Sabah'' or
Sabah Peace Party (SPP) as its successor, which had contested in the
2020 Sabah state election
The 2020 Sabah state election took place on 26 September 2020 to elect all 73 elected members of the 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. The previous Assembly was dissolved on 30 July 2020.
The state snap election was called prematurely a ...
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See also
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Politics of Malaysia
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List of political parties in Malaysia
This is a list of political parties in Malaysia, including existing and historical ones.
Legislation
Under the current legislation, all political parties (termed "Political Associations") must be registered under the Societies Act.
Election e ...
References
Defunct political parties in Sabah
Political parties established in 2010
2010 establishments in Malaysia
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