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  "id": 12567678,
  "title": "Malaysia’s Melaka sets election date as BN, PAS near alliance against Anwar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/malaysias-melaka-sets-election-date-as-bn-pas-near-alliance-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T06:31:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3370001/malaysias-melaka-sets-election-date-bn-pas-near-alliance-against-anwar"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysia’s Melaka will hold a state election on November 14 as the Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition nears a pact with Islamist rivals, leaving Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s alliance facing another difficult contest after a string of recent defeats. The filing of nominations will begin on October 31 and early voting on November 10, Election Commission chairman Ramlan Harun said on…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Melaka poll dates in focus at special EC meeting today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/melaka-poll-dates-in-focus-at-special-ec-meeting-today",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:20:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Melaka polls set for Nov 14, nominations on Oct 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/melaka-polls-set-for-nov-14-nominations-on-oct-31",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Melaka polls set for Nov 14",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/melaka-polls-set-for-nov-14",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:46:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Melaka to head to the polls on Nov 14 in another test of shifting political alliances in Malaysia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/melaka-to-head-to-the-polls-on-nov-14-in-another-test-of-shifting",
        "published": "2026-10-07T05:10:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}