Johor state polls: Can smaller reformist parties like Bersama and MUDA break into PH’s urban seats?

Global Politics Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:27:59 GMT High confidence — 75/100

JOHOR BAHRU: For the past four years, 26-year-old Rashifa Aljunied has been walking the grounds in Puteri Wangsa, a densely populated urban mixed constituency in Johor Bahru.
She was first a volunteer after the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance's (MUDA) breakthrough in the 2022 Johor state election saw the youth-focused party secure its first state assembly seat there.
Fast forward to 2026, and Rashifa is now MUDA’s candidate to defend the party’s incumbency in Puteri Wangsa in the upcoming Johor state polls to be held on Jul 11.

JOHOR BAHRU: For the past four years, 26-year-old Rashifa Aljunied has been walking the grounds in Puteri Wangsa, a densely populated urban mixed constituency in Johor Bahru.
She was first a volunteer after the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance's (MUDA) breakthrough in the 2022 Johor state election saw the youth-focused party secure its first state assembly seat there.
Fast forward to 2026, and Rashifa is now MUDA’s candidate to defend the party’s incumbency in Puteri Wangsa in the upcoming Johor state polls to be held on Jul 11.

Sources: CNA