Place your bets: Polymarket wades into Malaysia’s Johor poll2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 5:49pm, 8 Jul 2026Days before Johor state heads to the polls, gamblers on the crypto-powered betting exchange that emerged as a barometer of political sentiment during the last US election have already called it.On Polymarket, bettors have priced Barisan Nasional (BN) as an overwhelming favourite to retain control of Malaysia’s southern gateway to Singapore.As of Wednesday afternoon, the coalition stood at a 92.8 per cent chance of winning the most seats in Saturday’s vote – dwarfing Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) at 4 per cent and the opposition Perikatan Nasional, at under 1 per cent.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Place your bets: Polymarket wades into Malaysia’s Johor poll
Days before the Johor state polls, the crypto-powered betting exchange Polymarket indicates Barisan Nasional (BN) is heavily favored to win. As of Wednesday afternoon, bettors on Polymarket assigned BN a 92.8% chance of securing the most seats in the upcoming Saturday vote.
Iman Muttaqin YusofSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-08 · 09:49 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Days before the Johor state polls, the crypto-powered betting exchange Polymarket indicates Barisan Nasional (BN) is heavily favored to win. As of Wednesday afternoon, bettors on Polymarket assigned BN a 92.8% chance of securing the most seats in the upcoming Saturday vote. This significantly outpaces Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan (PH), which had a 4% chance, and the opposition Perikatan Nasional, with less than 1%. Polymarket, which previously served as a political sentiment indicator during the US election, is thus forecasting a strong outcome for BN in Malaysia's southern state.
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Perikatan Nasional has under a 1% chance of winning the most seats.
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) has a 4% chance of winning the most seats.
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Barisan Nasional (BN) has a 92.8% chance of winning the most seats, according to Polymarket.
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Polymarket, a crypto-powered betting exchange, is being used to gauge political sentiment for the Johor poll.
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Bettors on Polymarket predict Barisan Nasional (BN) will win the most seats in the Johor poll.
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