Busy bees: Election Commission staff making final preparations for the Johor state election nomination day at Dewan Muafakat in Ayer Hitam, Yong Peng. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
JOHOR BARU: The war of words is ongoing, the switching of loyalties has started, a host of new parties are getting into the fray, most candidates have been named and 894 nominations papers have been sold, promising a record field – and yet, the Johor state election will only start in earnest on nomination day today.
The three major coalitions – Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan – are all hoping to take over, each having identified their candidate for mentri besar. But there are major spoilers in the mix – Muda, Pejuang and Warisan could spring surprises as they have some credible candidates.
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