JOHOR BARU, Feb 26 The Johor state election looks set to be intense with 239 candidates contesting, paving the way for multiple-cornered contests in all 56 seats. From the Election Commission’s (EC) nomination list, both the Tiram and Kempas state seats are the most highly contested. Both.
KOTA TINGGI, Feb 26 PKR election director Fuziah Salleh believes her party has shown its maturity by refusing to “retaliate” against fellow Opposition party Muda in the Johor election. The Kuantan MP said that her party’s grassroots members were “hurt” by Muda’s decision to run for.
BATU PAHAT, Feb 26 Parti Pejuang Tanah Air’s participation in the Johor election is not a deliberate move to split votes for the Opposition front, its president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir said today. Instead, he said the state election is so that his Malay-centric party can gauge its appeal.
JOHOR BARU, Feb 25 Despite only fielding six candidates and having no manifesto for the upcoming Johor state election, Parti Warisan’s (Warisan) main objective is to secure parliamentary seats for the coming 15th general election (GE15). Warisan president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 Johor PKR chief Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said his party will not contest in Malaysian United Democratic Alliance’s (Muda) seats in the state election as retaliation against the latter contesting the Larkin seat. In a statement, Syed Ibrahim, who is also Ledang MP, however.