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Women candidates achieved a modest breakthrough in Negeri Sembilan's recent state election, with three of nine female contenders successfully winning seats. Two represented Barisan Nasional while one claimed victory for Pakatan Harapan.
Negeri Sembilan's Pilah state seat will see an all-female straight fight between incumbent Datuk Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim of Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional's S. Leza Md Yasin, marking a significant moment in the state's electoral history.
DAP deputy secretary-general Hannah Yeoh has defended the overlap between election manifestos from competing parties in the Johor state polls, arguing they reflect genuine public concerns rather than plagiarism.