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Malaysia's Umno targets Johor election for Malay votes

Malaysia's Umno party is focusing on the Johor state election to regain Malay votes in a region considered its stronghold. The party, leading the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, is defending its choice to contest without a partnership with the PH coalition. Johor, a key economic corridor bordering Singapore, is dissolving its legislature for an election to secure a new mandate for a stable government. AI

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Malaysia's Umno targets Johor election for Malay votes

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Iman Muttaqin Yusof ·

    Malaysia’s Umno banks on Johor state election to lure Malay votes in stronghold

    For decades, Umno was the party that defined power in Malaysia. Now, after years of scandal, defeat and uneasy coalition politics, it is turning to its birthplace of Johor to prove it can still win on its own terms. The southern state’s snap election will test whether the United …