Pakatan harapan: Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to announce the full list of 56 candidates for the coalition for the 16th Johor State Election. The candidate announcement ceremony is scheduled to take place at 8 pm tonight at Bukit Gambir Extreme Park field, thus completing the entire list of PH candidates that will be contested in the election.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, PH's top leadership, including DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke and Amanah president Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, are among those scheduled to be present tonight, in addition to the coalition's machinery and supporters. So far, PH through DAP has announced five candidates: lawyer Chu Poh Yee for Mengkibol, private secretary to the Deputy Finance Minister Nor Zulaila Abd Ghani for Tiram, Johor DAP Socialist Youth chief Lee Wern Yiing for Johor Jaya, former incumbent Wong Bor Yang for Senai, and special assistant to Kulai Member of Parliament Mohamad Shafwan Ani for Bukit Permai.
PKR has also announced Arthur Chiong Sen Sern, who will defend the Bukit Batu state seat. In a post on social media yesterday, Anwar stated that the state deserves leadership that is integrity-based, credible, and works hard for the progress of the state and the well-being of the people.
The Election Commission (EC) has set June 27 as nomination day, July 7 as early voting day, and July 11 as polling day.