PH tanding 21 kerusi di PRN Melaka

Pakatan Harapan (PH) will be contesting only 21 out of 28 seats in the Melaka state election on November 14, according to a statement from the party's headquarters in Melaka. The former state chief minister, Adly Zahari, is set to retain his seat in Bukit Katil, while Azman Abidin, a senior political aide to PH President Anwar Ibrahim, will contest Paya Rumput.

Other candidates include Kerk Chee Yee, who will defend his Ayer Keroh seat, Jason Tze-Xi Nathan in Pengkalan Batu and Farzana Hayani in Klebang. PH will not be contesting seven seats, including Bemban, amid speculation of possible coordination with the Barisan Nasional (BN). Despite PH's claim that it will contest the election independently, speculation regarding a coordination agreement with BN has continued following a dinner meeting between PH and BN leaders in the previous month.

Anwar Ibrahim praised Adly Zahari as a former chief minister who has proven his capabilities, noting that he won the Bukit Katil seat in the 2018 general election with a 3,159-vote margin in a three-cornered contest. Adly currently holds onto the seat but saw his majority shrink to 1,057 votes in the four-cornered contest during the 2021 state election.

The nomination of PH candidates for the Melaka state election was finalized on October 31, while the first round of voting will take place on November 10 and the general voting on November 14. The Barisan Nasional won 21 out of 28 seats in the 2021 general election, while PH secured five seats and Perikatan Nasional (PN) took two seats.

The complete list of PH candidates includes N01 Kuala Linggi's Mukhlisul Mubin Julasapiyah, N02 Tanjung Bidara's Yunazri Mustamiri, N06 Rembia's Khuzairie Kamal Kannan, N07 Gadek's Jegasilan K, N08 Machap Jaya's Ginie Lim, N09 Durian Tunggal's Ashraf Mukhlis Minghat, N10 Asahan's P Denesh, N13 Paya Rumput's Azman Abidin, N14 Klebang's Farzana Hayani Nasir, N15 Pengkalan Batu's Jason Tze-Xi Nathan, N16 Ayer Keroh's Kerk Chee Yee, N17 Bukit Katil's Adly Zahari, N18 Ayer Molek's Hakimin Mokhtar, N19 Kesidang's Alex Seah, N20 Kota Laksamana's Low Chee Leong, N21 Duyong's Poo Long Suan, N22 Bandar Hilir's Leng Chau Yen, N23 Telok Mas's Mohamad Jaafar, N25 Rim's Esma Eazreen Husin, N26 Serkam's Faiq Azman, and N27 Merlimau's Rahayu Hamzah.