How a Remark About Najib's Pardon Just Blew Malaysia's Johor State Election Wide Open The upcoming election in Johor, Malaysia's southernmost state, was expected to be a cakewalk for the dominant Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
However, a recent remark from Nazifuddin Najib, BN's leader in Langkawi and son of jailed former prime minister Najib Razak, has blown things wide open.
The comment suggested that a strong showing by BN would validate calls for his father's pardon.