{
  "id": 12069718,
  "title": "Lee Chean Chung’s exit as MP is official, Election Commission told of Petaling Jaya seat vacancy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/lee-chean-chungs-exit-as-mp-is-official-election-commission-told-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T04:22:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/05/lee-chean-chungs-exit-as-mp-is-official-election-commission-told-of-petaling-jaya-seat-vacancy/237751"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung has officially resigned from his parliamentary seat, with the Election Commission informed of the vacancy on Oct 2, according to the Dewan Rakyat. Speaker Tan Sri Dr Johari Abdul notified the Election Commission, following Article 54(1) of the Federal Constitution, and Deputy Speaker Datuk Seri Dr Ramli Mohd Nor announced the formation of a Parliamentary Service Council to manage parliamentary services, effective Oct 1.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Petaling Jaya parliamentary seat officially declared vacant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/petaling-jaya-parliamentary-seat-officially-declared-vacant",
        "published": "2026-10-05T03:11:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Lee Chean Chung’s exit as MP is official, Election Commission told of Petaling Jaya seat vacancy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/lee-chean-chungs-exit-as-mp-is-official-election-commission-told-of-12072069",
        "published": "2026-10-05T04:22:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Petaling Jaya parliamentary seat officially declared vacant after Lee Chean Chung quits - Speaker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/petaling-jaya-parliamentary-seat-officially-declared-vacant-after-lee",
        "published": "2026-10-05T05:38:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}