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The Democratic Action Party has selected two established figures for Johor state elections: Nor Zulaila Ghani, private secretary to a deputy finance minister, will contest Tiram, while Lee Wern Yiing, a youth wing leader, seeks Johor Jaya.
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PKR's secretary-general has announced that the party's candidate roster for the forthcoming Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections is 99 per cent finalised, signalling the party's readiness for the campaigns.
Johor's Barisan Nasional chief Onn Hafiz Ghazi has cautioned party members excluded from candidate selection that the state elections, while important, do not define the coalition's broader electoral fortunes or long-term political trajectory.
Perikatan Nasional faces mounting internal friction as PAS leadership contests Bersatu's authority to deploy the coalition's official logo during forthcoming state elections in Johor and Negri Sembilan.
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DAP's Teo Nie Ching has warned Johor voters to be wary of fabricated party posters and misleading campaign materials circulating ahead of state elections, urging the public to verify information from official sources.
Bersatu's vice-president has publicly criticised PN chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar for failing to convene coalition meetings on Johor electoral strategy, indicating mounting impatience within the Perikatan Nasional alliance.
Bersatu has pledged to remain within Perikatan Nasional and will use the coalition's electoral symbol in forthcoming Johor and Negri Sembilan state elections, according to party leader Muhyiddin Yassin.