UMNO has emerged as the winner of Saturday's Kimanis by-election, which saw voter turnout of over 80%, and a winning margin of just over 2,000 votes. Does the blame for Pakatan Harapan's loss fall at the federal or state level? We speak to Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director at the Merdeka Centre, about key issues like the Sabah Temporary Pass, the rural-urban divide, and whether the result in Kimanis signifies the pendulum swinging back to Barisan Nasional.

UMNO has emerged as the winner of Saturday's Kimanis by-election, which saw voter turnout of over 80%, and a winning margin of just over 2,000 votes. Does the blame for Pakatan Harapan's loss fall at the federal or state level? We speak to Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director at the Merdeka Centre, about key issues like the Sabah Temporary Pass, the rural-urban divide, and whether the result in Kimanis signifies the pendulum swinging back to Barisan Nasional.

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