United Alliance of Sabah

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United Alliance of Sabah
沙巴团结联盟
沙巴團結聯盟
Malay nameGabungan Bersatu Sabah
ݢابوڠن برساتو صباح
Chinese name沙巴團結聯盟
沙巴团结联盟
Shābā tuánjié liánméng
AbbreviationG.B.S
Chairman Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Deputy Chairmen Maximus Ongkili
Jeffrey Kitingan
Joseph Kurup
Anifah Aman
Secretary-GeneralJohnny Juani Mositun
Founded13 June 2018
Dissolved2020
Preceded by Barisan Nasional Sabah
Gabungan Sabah
Succeeded by Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Headquarters Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Youth wing Pergerakan Pemuda Parti
Ideology Sabah regionalism
Political position Centre-right
Colours  Light blue and green

The United Alliance of Sabah (Malay : Gabungan Bersatu Sabah; abbreviated: GBS) was a political coalition bringing together Sabah-based opposition parties in Malaysia established by Joseph Pairin Kitingan following the fall of the Barisan Nasional coalition in the 2018 Malaysian general election. The new coalition was intended to include the United Sabah Party, Homeland Solidarity Party and remnants of former Sabah BN members, [1] [2] mainly those of the United Malays National Organisation's Sabah branch led by Musa Aman who was rumoured to have intended on joining to PBS. [3] [4] However, no such move materialised, with Musa Aman remaining a member of UMNO and BN. [5] [6]

GBS was founded by 5 political parties in Sabah namely Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), Parti Solidariti Tanah Air-ku Sabah (STAR Sabah), Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and Independently-built UMNO Sabah.

In February 2020, during the 2020-2022 Malaysian political crisis, the coalition supporter Perikatan Nasional in forming a new federal government. Subsequently, PBRS rejoined Barisan Nasional, while SAPP and STAR joined Perikatan Nasional, while PBS remained independent of either peninsula-based coalition.

These parties then merged through their respective coalitions to form the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) to face the Sabah state election in September 2020.

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