{
  "id": 12056380,
  "title": "Bersatu eyes up to 10 seats in Melaka, wants 2 former strongholds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bersatu-eyes-up-to-10-seats-in-melaka-wants-2-former-strongholds",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T02:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/05/bersatu-eyes-up-to-10-seats-in-melaka-wants-2-former-strongholds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Melaka, the Bersatu party is aiming to secure up to 10 of the state's 28 seats in the upcoming election. The party's information chief, Hishamuddin Abdul Karim, expressed confidence that Bersatu would continue to contest these two seats, even though the current incumbents have left the party to join Wawasan. The party is also willing to cooperate with another party, but insists on contesting no more than 10 seats overall. The final number of seats and candidates will be determined after discussions on potential cooperation, which could be finalized as early as next week. The Bersatu candidates who won the Bemban and Sungai Udang seats in the 2021 election, Dr Yadzil Yaakub and Dr Aleef Yusof, respectively, have since switched to the Wawasan party. Wawasan's vice-president, Rahim Thamby Chik, has confirmed that his party intends to contest these two seats, irrespective of any agreement between PN and Barisan Nasional.",
  "summary": "Melaka Bersatu information chief Hishamuddin Abdul Karim says the party wants to defend Bemban and Sungai Udang, which it won in the 2021 state election.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bersatu eyes up to 10 seats in Melaka, wants 2 former strongholds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bersatu-eyes-up-to-10-seats-in-melaka-wants-2-former-strongholds-12056488",
        "published": "2026-10-05T02:15:00.000Z"
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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."
}