Melaka polls: Pakatan to unveil candidates on Oct 18, says Anwar’s aide

In Alor Gajah, on October 11, Datuk Azman Abidin, the political secretary of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, revealed that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) party plans to disclose its candidates for the upcoming Melaka state election on October 18. Azman, who was present at the 'Jalinan Madani Rider Jelajah Melaka' program, stated that the exact location of the announcement would be revealed at a later date.

When asked about his own candidacy for the Paya Rumput seat, Azman indicated that the decision would be made by the party leadership and that he would not disclose the information. PKR aims to secure seven or eight seats in the election, including Machap Jaya and Rembia, according to Azman. The Election Commission (EC) has set the nomination process to commence on October 31, early voting starting November 10, and the actual polling day scheduled for November 14, following the dissolution of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly on September 23.

In the previous 2021 Melaka state election, the Barisan Nasional (BN) party won 21 out of the 28 seats, Pakatan Harapan (PH) managed to secure five seats, while Perikatan Nasional (PN) captured two.