KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition led by the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) scored a decisive election victory late on Saturday, retaining control of Johor state.
The Election Commission announced the final result early on Sunday, although BN's landslide victory was already known based on unofficial counts the night before.
The coalition took 48 of 56 state assembly seats, granting it a two-thirds majority in the state assembly.
Meanwhile, the other major contender, Pakatan Harapan, won eight seats while Perikatan Nasional failed to secure a single seat.
The state election was triggered after the chief minister of the state, Onn Hafiz Ghazi, received the consent from the Johor Regent, Tunku Mahkota Ismail, to dissolve the state assembly on June 1. ■