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Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim today announced all 56 candidates competing in Johor's state election on July 11, representing the coalition's concerted effort to wrestle back control of the strategically important state.
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Pakatan Harapan will release its Johor state election manifesto after nomination day on June 27, drawing on the coalition's track record in Selangor, Penang and Negeri Sembilan.
Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim will announce the coalition's full slate of 56 candidates for the Johor State Election tonight at Bukit Gambir Extreme Park, completing candidate selection across the three ruling coalition parties.
Johor's state election for 56 assembly seats has evolved into a high-stakes contest between Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan, with outcomes that could reshape Malaysia's political landscape beyond the state.
The Democratic Action Party has announced lawyer Chu Poh Yee as its Mengkibol state seat candidate for the upcoming Johor election, marking DAP's debut contest in the constituency under the Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Johor's Barisan Nasional coalition is preparing to reveal its full slate of candidates for the state election, with the formal announcement scheduled for Saturday. The finalisation comes as campaigning intensifies across the peninsula.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged Johor voters to elect leaders demonstrating integrity and humility rather than arrogance. Speaking at a Pakatan Harapan rally, he warned against politicians exploiting racial tensions and stressed the importance of state-federal alignment for development.