PAKATAN Harapan (PH) says its upcoming Johor election manifesto will contain 10 key policy agendas centred on direct benefits for the people of the state, including measures addressing unemployment, housing and other critical socio-economic issues.
Johor PKR chief Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa said some of the proposals would resemble those in previous manifestos, but had been refined and improved to better reflect current needs.
She said full details would only be revealed at the official launch.
“We do have specific things that are being proposed. I cannot reveal them yet, but (they include) unemployment, housing and several other critical aspects,” she told a press conference at the Johor PKR headquarters on Saturday.
Dr Zaliha said PH had from the outset begun campaigning to encourage higher voter turnout, particularly among Johoreans living outside the state.
She said the coalition was focusing on efforts to encourage voters working or residing outside Johor — including in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore — to return home to vote on polling day.
“There are also efforts to reach young people and parents in rural areas, to encourage them to call their children back,” she said.
“We are also running similar outreach campaigns for Johoreans working in Singapore. Hopefully on July 11, which falls on a Saturday, those working in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and other areas will return to vote.”
On internal party dynamics, Dr Zaliha said PH was not affected by former members contesting under another ticket, saying the coalition remained confident of its support base.
“That is their choice to leave PKR and contest under another platform. But what we have seen throughout nomination day across almost all 20 constituencies is very good support from party members and the public,” she said.
She added that PH’s strategy of fielding senior leaders in key constituencies had helped strengthen its campaign structure on the ground.
“This unity we see remains strong within PKR,” she said.
Campaigning for the Johor state election officially began after nomination proceedings closed at 10am, with voters set to go to the polls on July 11, while early voting for police and military personnel will be held on July 7. - June 27, 2026
