BN-PN alliance scores landslide victory in Melaka polls, dealing another setback to PM Anwar

In unofficial results, the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) alliance won 24 seats, one more than the combined 23 seats the two coalitions secured separately in 2021.

Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at a coalition watch party as results come in for the Melaka state election at the Melaka International Trade Centre on Nov 14, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Zamzahuri Abas)

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MELAKA: The Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) alliance swept to a resounding victory in Melaka's state election on Saturday (Nov 14), winning 24 of the 28 seats in a result that signals the growing strength of the Malay unity pact and deals another blow to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan (PH).

The alliance secured a larger mandate than the combined 23 seats won by BN and PN in the 2021 state election, underscoring its ability to consolidate the crucial Malay-Muslim vote.

PH, which had hoped to make inroads through an informal understanding with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), won four seats, one fewer than it did five years ago, according to local media reports.

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