Kitingan said STAR’s relationship with PN had been discussed by the party’s political bureau and an announcement will be made soon on the party’s exit from the coalition.

“That’s the answer (on STAR’s status in PN). If you go left and I go right, that essentially means we’re ‘divorced’,” he told reporters on the sidelines of an event here.

STAR and the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) are the only two Sabah-based parties in the Muhyiddin Yassin-led PN coalition.

STAR and SAPP are also components of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), which includes Sabah Bersatu and the United Sabah National Organisation.

Though PN is now part of the opposition in Putrajaya, GRS has agreed to support Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the unity government.

Meanwhile, Kitingan said Anwar had agreed to fulfil the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) during a meeting with GRS leaders recently in Kuala Lumpur.

“We met the prime minister recently and discussed whether the MA63 Cabinet committee would continue. His response was ‘why have a committee when we could just implement it’.

“I then asked if he was sure about this, and he said ‘yes’,” Kitingan said, adding that he hoped this would be done as soon as possible.