{
  "id": 10693619,
  "title": "No PH-BN pact for Melaka polls, says Khalid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/no-ph-bn-pact-for-melaka-polls-says-khalid-10693619",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T12:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/29/no-ph-bn-pact-for-melaka-polls-says-khalid"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakatan Harapan (PH) has ruled out forming a pact with Barisan Nasional (BN) for the upcoming Melaka state election, according to Amanah communications director Khalid Samad. The coalition is open to working with any other party aside from BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN). \"We won't accept an offer to work with BN. If BN wants to cooperate with PN, that's their choice and up to them,\" Khalid remarked, as quoted by Berita Harian. This statement followed a meeting between Melaka Bersatu and PH leaders, where representatives from Bersatu, PH, and Melaka Amanah discussed the possibility of an alliance. However, PH communications director Fahmi Fadzil dismissed the reports, stating that PH's presidential council is the final authority on political cooperation.",
  "summary": "The Amanah communications director says, for now, the coalition is open to working with any other party except BN and PN.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "PH rules out cooperation with BN for Melaka polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ph-rules-out-cooperation-with-bn-for-melaka-polls",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:03:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "PN seeks RoS clarification on logo use in Melaka polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/pn-seeks-ros-clarification-on-logo-use-in-melaka-polls",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:58:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}