PoliticsBarisan Nasional wins over 80% of seats, pledges continued federal cooperationBarisan Nasional executives cheer as the coalition wins the Johor state assembly election in a landslide on July 11. (Photo by Norman Goh)NORMAN GOHJuly 12, 2026 01:35 JSTJOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia -- Malaysia's Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition won by a landslide in Johor's state assembly vote on Saturday, beating Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan (PH) in a closely watched contest that would gauge the country's political landscape ahead of the next general election.