The United Sabah National Organisation (New) (Malay: Parti Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Sabah Bersatu (Baru); abbrev: USNO (Baru)[nb 2]) is a political party in Sabah, Malaysia.[3][4] The party was formed in 2013 with the aim of reviving the long-buried struggle of USNO (Lama). The establishment of the new USNO Party was inspired by the struggle of Tun Mustapha Harun from the dissolved old USNO party in favor of the peninsula-based UMNO. This revived political party is also one of the main component parties of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah coalition (GRS) since March 2022.
United Sabah National Organisation (New) Parti Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Sabah Bersatu (Baru) | |
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| Abbreviation | USNO (Baru)[nb 1] |
| President | Pandikar Amin Mulia[1] |
| Secretary-General | Juari Amit |
| Deputy President | Ibrahim Linggam |
| Women Chief | Hadijah Teng Abdullah |
| Founder | Dulli Tiaseh |
| Founded | 2 September 2013 |
| Split from | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Preceded by | United Sabah National Organisation (Old) |
| Ideology | National conservatism Regionalism |
| Regional affiliation | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party (since 2022)[2] |
| Colours | White, green, red, blue |
| Dewan Negara: | 0 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 26 (Sabah and Labuan seats) |
| Sabah State Legislative Assembly: | 0 / 79 |
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| United Sabah National Organisation on Facebook | |
The new United Sabah National Organisation (USNO Baru) was one of 20 new political parties approved nationwide by the Registrar of Societies (RoS) in 2013. It was the successor of the old United Sabah National Organisation (USNO), founded by Sabah's third chief minister and first governor Tun Datu Mustapha Harun in 1961 and deregistered by the RoS in 1996.[5]
Leadership edit
Ibrahim Linggam was elected as party president in November 2018, replacing protem president Dulli Tiaseh and its office-bearers, ending five years of hiatus due to an internal squabble over who among three of its leaders should be president since the revived party's inception in 2013.[6][7]
The party contested in the 2020 state elections, failing to win a single seat.
Former national parliament Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia was elected party president in February 2021.[8]
Affiliation edit
On 2021, USNO made an application to join the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah alliance.[9]
On 9 May 2022, the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) has been accepted as one of the new component parties of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah coalition.[10]
See also edit
- Politics of Malaysia
- List of political parties in Malaysia
- United Sabah National Organisation (Old)
- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party (Registered political coalition)
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "'Peninsula pyrotechnics unlikely to affect Bersatu, Umno in Sabah'". The Vibes. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ SINAR HARIAN (May 9, 2022). "USNO diterima sertai Parti GRS". SINAR HARIAN. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "13 buah parti baru di Sabah diluluskan" (in Malay). Free Malaysia Today. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "ROS approves 20 new political parties". Bernama. fz.com. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ Nurul Ain Mohd Hussain (2 September 2013). "ROS Umum 20 Parti Politik Baru Yang Diluluskan" (in Malay). mStar. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Durie Rainer Fong (29 November 2018). "'New kid' Usno Baru ends five-year hiatus". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ Leonard Alaza (30 November 2018). "Standby vehicle for Sabah Umno?". Daily Express. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Pandikar returns to head Usno". 20 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Pandikar confident Usno will be accepted into GRS". March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ FMT News (May 9, 2022). "Usno becomes newest member of Sabah coalition". FMT News. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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