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Johor election: where winning isn’t enough for Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional
Voters in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor will cast their ballots on Saturday in a high-stakes election that is expected to bring Barisan Nasional (BN) back to power, exposing deeper cracks in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration. BN is part of Anwar’s unity government but will go head to head against federal partner Pakatan Harapan (PH) in a state long regarded as a BN stronghold. The contest for Johor’s 56-seat assembly has put Anwar’s multi-ethnic party in an awkward position, but...
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Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 11, 2026
PRN Johor: BN bentuk kerajaan menang lebih 40 kerusi
PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional (BN) menang di lebih 40 kerusi pada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Johor ke-16. Pengerusi BN, Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata, berdasarkan keputusan tidak rasmi itu menunjukkan ia sebagai mandat jelas rakyat terhadap kepimpinan Menteri Besar, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. Ia sekali gus menjadi amanah baharu untuk membentuk kerajaan negeri ... Read more The post PRN Johor: BN bentuk kerajaan menang lebih 40 kerusi appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Malay Mail
· Jun 27, 2026
‘Competing in the daytime but friends at night’, Mat Sabu says Pakatan‑BN clash confined to Johor polls
JOHOR BAHRU, June 27 — The contest between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Johor state elect...
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Related coverage for "Johor election: where winning isn’t enough for Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional": Utusan Malaysia — PRN Johor: BN bentuk kerajaan menang lebih 40 kerusi. Malay Mail — ‘Competing in the daytime but friends at night’, Mat Sabu says Pakatan‑BN clash confined to Johor polls