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Pakatan Harapan excluded from Negeri Sembilan EXCO
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Pakatan Harapan state election setbacks excluded from Negeri Sembilan EXCO
In early July 2026, 2026 Pakatan Harapan (PH) announced its candidate slate for suffered a decisive defeat in the upcoming Negeri Sembilan state election, fielding senior figures falling to 11 seats while the BN‑PN alliance secured 25. High‑profile candidates such as Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun in the BN‑held Linggi seat and DAP secretary‑general Loke Siew Fook in the mixed‑ethnicity Chennah constituency. Analysts later warned that lost their contests, a newly formed Barisan Nasional‑Perikatan Nasional (BN‑PN) alliance could erode PH’s majorities in both Selangor result analysts linked to a consolidated Malay vote and Negeri Sembilan, citing contentious policy issues like the pig‑farming ban and revised worship‑site guidelines as potential vote‑swaying factors. The threat materialised in a late‑July analysis, which reiterated that a united Malay vote could enable BN‑PN to retake seats held by PH. The subsequent ban. After the election, the new state elections in late July and early administration was formed without PH representation. On 5 August confirmed the coalition’s vulnerability. 2026 UMNO assemblyman Datuk Saiful Yazan Sulaiman and BN chairman Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi both denied any discussions about PH lost joining the Linggi seat, with Aminuddin Harun defeated by BN candidate Faizal Ramli, and Loke Siew Fook also failed to retain Chennah. Overall, PH’s representation fell to 11 seats, while Negeri Sembilan Executive Council, stating that the BN‑PN alliance secured 25. Commentators linked council reflects the election outcome to PKR’s difficulty attracting Malay‑majority voters and described a “Malay tsunami” that shifted rural and semi‑urban support to UMNO, BN and PN, potentially weakening PH will have no EXCO posts. The exclusion underscores PH’s leverage weakened position in the state and may further limit its leverage within the federal unity government ahead of the next general election.
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- 2026-08-06 05:16 UTC Pakatan Harapan excluded from Negeri Sembilan EXCO
- 2026-08-03 04:53 UTC Pakatan Harapan state election setbacks
- 2026-07-31 02:16 UTC Pakatan Harapan state election challenges
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