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Johor state assembly dissolved, paving way for snap polls within 60 days
Johor state assembly dissolved, paving way for snap polls within 60 days The 16th Johor state elections must be held by Jul 31, and it will be scheduled at the discretion of the Election Commission. The Johor state assembly was dissolved on Monday (Jun 1), paving the way for snap polls to be held within the next 60 days. Speaking during a special press conference held at his home in Johor Bahru on Monday, Onn Hafiz said that the dissolution was signed by Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Ibrahim on...
UMNO defends Johor polls timing as newly-relaunched Bersama party says it will contest state election
UMNO defends Johor polls timing as newly-relaunched Bersama party says it will contest state election Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) - helmed by former federal ministers Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad - said that further discussions would be held with party representatives in Johor to identify the seats the party would contest. Senior leaders of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) have defended the timing of Johor’s impending state election, even as a newly-relaunched...
Malaysia mulls special immigration lane for Johor voters in Singapore returning for upcoming state polls
Malaysia mulls special immigration lane for Johor voters in Singapore returning for upcoming state polls The Malaysian home ministry will “respond accordingly” once the Election Commission announces key dates for the Johor state polls on Friday, said home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Malaysia is mulling a special fast lane at the immigration checkpoint for returning Johor voters from Singapore to cast their ballots in the upcoming state polls, says the country’s home minister....
Malaysia’s Umno banks on Johor state election to lure Malay votes in stronghold
Malaysia’s Umno banks on Johor state election to lure Malay votes in stronghold The Umno-led BN coalition defends its decision not to partner with PH in Johor, saying the election is to win the voters’ mandate again Johor, which borders Singapore, dissolved its legislature on Monday, triggering an election that must be held within 60 days. A date for the state election is expected to be announced within days. For Umno, the state carries unusual political weight.
BN sees Johor snap polls as vehicle for 'blue wave' comeback nationwide, says chairman Zahid
BN sees Johor snap polls as vehicle for 'blue wave' comeback nationwide, says chairman Zahid Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had earlier warned the component parties within his Pakatan Harapan coalition against clashing with Barisan Nasional as they are still partners in the federal government. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition is banking on the upcoming Johor snap polls as a launchpad for nationwide resurgence, amid its plans to contest all 56 legislative seats in the...
Negeri Sembilan election: Move to dissolve state assembly Anwar's ‘tit-for-tat’ response to Johor snap polls
analysis Asia Negeri Sembilan election: Move to dissolve state assembly Anwar's ‘tit-for-tat’ response to Johor snap polls Observers told CNA that the move by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan in Negeri Sembilan is a “calculated effort” to preempt any political momentum the Barisan Nasional coalition might gain in Johor’s upcoming state election. The dissolution of the Negeri Sembilan state legislative assembly on Friday (Jun 5) - which had been led by a chief minister from...
PAS urges UMNO to collaborate in Johor polls, revive defunct political pact
PAS urges UMNO to collaborate in Johor polls, revive defunct political pact PAS Deputy President Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man on Wednesday (Jun 3) called for the revival of Muafakat Nasional - created to consolidate the Malay-Muslim vote - stressing cooperation between the country’s two largest Malay-Muslim parties. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s largest opposition party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) has called on United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to work together in the upcoming Johor state...
Commentary: UMNO’s ‘selective confrontations’ in Johor, Negeri Sembilan seek to push Anwar into a corner. What's next?
Commentary: UMNO’s ‘selective confrontations’ in Johor, Negeri Sembilan seek to push Anwar into a corner. The impending snap polls in Johor and Negeri Sembilan are not simply state-level electoral contests. They are opening salvos by the United National Organisation (UMNO) to set the stage for a national power struggle that will test the foundations of Malaysia’s first genuine multi-coalition government, writes CNA's Leslie Lopez.
Snap polls in Malaysia’s Johor test Umno comeback bid and Anwar’s ruling alliance
Snap polls in Malaysia’s Johor test Umno comeback bid and Anwar’s ruling alliance The state contest is set to pit federal partners PH and BN against each other despite their power-sharing pact in Putrajaya PH and BN became uneasy allies after Malaysia’s 2022 general election produced a hung parliament, joining forces to keep the Perikatan Nasional (PN) opposition bloc out of power and give Anwar the numbers to form a government, despite decades as bitter rivals. Onn Hafiz said he had met...
Malaysia’s Johor State Set For Polls as Assembly Dissolved
Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's prime minister, at the launch ceremony of the Maharani Freeport at Tanjung Emas in Muar, Johor, Malaysia, on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. The developer of an energy project linked to Malaysia's king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, says it could attract 144 billion ringgit ($35 billion) worth of investment from global investors in the long term and help support the nation's economy.