CAN MALAYSIA’S PAS DELIVER THE VOTES IN NEGERI SEMBILAN DESPITE JOHOR WIPEOUT?
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Malaysia’s largest Islamist party was wiped out in Johor’s state election last weekend, but PAS is now trying to turn that defeat into bargaining power. Its argument is that supporters who had no PAS candidate to vote for helped deliver a landslide victory to Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition led by Umno, its long-time rival for Malay-Muslim voters.
The two parties have spent years competing for influence among Malaysia’s Malay majority, but they have also explored cooperation when it serves...
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- Topic: CHINA — the feed headline centres on MALAYSIA, DELIVER, VOTES, NEGERI, SEMBILAN.
- Original feed: News - South China Morning Post.
- Published: 16 Jul 2026, 14:35 UK.
- Coverage checked: 1 distinct source and 0 closely matched related stories.
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- News - South China Morning Post: Malaysia’s largest Islamist party was wiped out in Johor’s state election last weekend, but PAS is now trying to turn that defeat into bargaining power.
- News - South China Morning Post: Its argument is that supporters who had no PAS candidate to vote for helped deliver a landslide victory to Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition led by Umno, its long-time rival for Malay-Muslim voters.
- News - South China Morning Post: The two parties have spent years competing for influence among Malaysia’s Malay majority, but they have also explored cooperation when it serves...
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