{
  "id": 12083832,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T05:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128001/petaling-jaya-parliamentary-seat-officially-declared-vacant-after-lee-chean-chung-quits-speaker"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Petaling Jaya parliamentary seat has been officially declared vacant after Lee Chean Chung resigned as the MP, as announced by Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Ramli Md Nor. The Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul informed the Election Commission in accordance with the Federal Constitution, paving the way for the EC to determine the next steps. Lee's resignation came after a three-year suspension from PKR, stemming from his outspokenness on various issues affecting the people and restrictions on his freedom to express views within the party.",
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    "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",
        "published": "2026-10-05T04:22:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}