PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional’s landslide victory in the Johor polls reflects the call by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang call for Johor to remain under Malay-Muslim leadership, a PAS leader said.
“The election results mean Hadi’s wish has been realised,” Johor PAS chief Mahfodz Mohamed said in a statement.
Prior to the state election, Hadi had said PAS was prepared to support BN in forming the Johor government if the coalition fell short of a simple majority, in order to preserve Malay-Muslim political power.
Mahjfodz said the outcome of the polls also revealed that the majority of the people and voters in Johor have rejected Pakatan Harapan, especially the DAP.
He said PAS accepted the outcome and congratulated BN and Johor BN chief Onn Hafiz Ghazi on the victory. Fellow PN component Bersatu also congratulated BN and Onn Hafiz on their victory.
BN won over 40 of the 56 seats contested, while PAS and its partners in Perikatan Nasional failed to register a single win.
However, Bersatu secretary-general Azmin Ali said Bersatu had seen an increase in the number of votes cast in its favour. “We will work towards increasing our support base in the future,” he said in a statement.
