Johor vote kicks off Malaysia’s next electoral cycle: 4 takeaways
Politics
State election set to test Prime Minister Anwar, hint at likelihood of early national poll
The Johor legislature election will be a key test for both Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, and the state’s chief minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi. (Source photos by Reuters and Onn Hafiz Ghazi’s Instagram page)
GEORGETOWN, Malaysia — The dissolution of Johor’s state legislature has triggered what is being seen as the first major political contest in Malaysia’s next electoral cycle. Analysts view the southern state’s poll as an early test of support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s national unity government and the country’s evolving coalition landscape ahead of a general election due by early 2028.
