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Place your bets: Polymarket wades into Malaysia’s Johor poll
Days before Johor state heads to the polls, gamblers on the crypto-powered betting exchange that emerged as a barometer of political sentiment during the last US election have already called it. On Polymarket, bettors have priced Barisan Nasional (BN) as an overwhelming favourite to retain control of Malaysia’s southern gateway to Singapore. As of Wednesday afternoon, the coalition stood at a 92.8 per cent chance of winning the most seats in Saturday’s vote – dwarfing Prime Minister Anwar...
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Utusan Malaysia
· Jun 27, 2026
PRN Johor: Tiga calon berentap di DUN Bukit Kepong
PAGOH: Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Johor ke-16, Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Bukit Kepong di sini menyaksikan pertandingan tiga penjuru antara calon Perikatan Nasional (PN), Pakatan Harapan (PH) dan Barisan Nasional (BN). Pada pilihan raya kali ini, Perikatan Nasional (PN) mempertaruhkan semula bekas Menteri Besar, Datuk Dr. Sahruddin Jamal bagi mempertahankan kerusi yang dimenanginya sebelum ini. ... Read more The post PRN Johor: Tiga calon berentap di DUN Bukit Kepong appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Malaysiakini
· Jul 13, 2026
N Sembilan polls: PAS in talks with Umno, can Johor results be replicated?
Islamist party plans to make way for Umno in 14 seats it holds.
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...
South China Morning Post
· Jul 2, 2026
Can Malaysia’s unity government survive a major BN win in state polls?
Knife-edge state polls in Johor and Negeri Sembilan may reconfigure Malaysian politics, as a regrouped Malay nationalist right seeks big wins to pressure Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim into calling an early election. Barisan Nasional (BN), the Malay-led bloc, is going head-to-head against Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the ballots to be held this month and next, in a move by a key government coalition member that could destabilise the prime minister’s fragile administration from within. Analysts...
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Related coverage for "Place your bets: Polymarket wades into Malaysia’s Johor poll": Utusan Malaysia — PRN Johor: Tiga calon berentap di DUN Bukit Kepong. Malaysiakini — N Sembilan polls: PAS in talks with Umno, can Johor results be replicated?. Malay Mail — ‘Competing in the daytime but friends at night’, Mat Sabu says Pakatan‑BN clash confined to Johor polls. South China Morning Post — Can Malaysia’s unity government survive a major BN win in state polls?