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Malaysia faces political upheaval with Johor state elections approaching, multiple high-profile corruption cases progressing through courts, and tensions emerging within the ruling coalition over anti-corruption enforcement and internal party dynamics.
Johor's state election for 56 assembly seats has transformed into a crucial political battleground, with ramifications extending well beyond the southern state as Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan vie for electoral supremacy.
Perikatan Nasional's chief whip has formally notified Parliament's speaker that former deputy president Hamzah Zaman will assume the opposition leader position, backed by 61 MPs from the coalition.