Moves afoot to launch ‘Johor only’ political party
The Johor palace is active on social media and does not shy away from confrontations with Putrajaya. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 4, 2019.
A JOHOR political party is in the works by “high-level” people as tension continues to simmer between Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the palace, sources said. The proposed name for the party is Parti Bangsa Johor, sources said, adding that the suggestion for the party came about following several meetings in the past two months involving politicians and civil society movements in the state.
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