{
  "id": 13097062,
  "title": "PN to contest more than 4 seats in Melaka polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pn-to-contest-more-than-4-seats-in-melaka-polls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:54:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/09/pn-to-contest-more-than-4-seats-in-melaka-polls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Perikatan Nasional (PN) party plans to contest more than four seats in the upcoming Melaka state election, according to its deputy chairman Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. The exact number of seats to be contested has yet to be finalized following discussions with Umno. This comes after PN and PAS had previously agreed to contest between seven to ten seats in the November 14 polls. PN previously won two out of the 28 seats it contested in the 2021 election, whereas PAS failed to win any of the eight seats it contested. Melaka Bersatu, the PN component in the state, is determined to defend the Bemban and Sungai Udang seats, both of which were won in the previous election. However, the incumbents have since left the party for Wawasan, which joined PN in July. Tuan Ibrahim also dismissed any knowledge of an agreement between Selangor Bersatu assemblymen and the state's menteri besar, stating that PN remains the opposition in Melaka.",
  "summary": "Perikatan Nasional deputy chairman Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man says the seats will be finalised after discussions with Umno.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "PN to contest more than 4 seats in Melaka polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pn-to-contest-more-than-4-seats-in-melaka-polls-13100319",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:54:56.000Z"
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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."
}