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  "id": 13699661,
  "title": "Melaka polls: Pakatan to unveil candidates on Oct 18, says Anwar’s aide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/melaka-polls-pakatan-to-unveil-candidates-on-oct-18-says-anwars-aide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T10:53:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/11/melaka-polls-pakatan-to-unveil-candidates-on-oct-18-says-anwars-aide/238711"
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  "summary": "Pakatan Harapan (PH) plans to reveal its candidates for the upcoming Melaka state election on October 18, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's political secretary, Datuk Azman Abidin. The announcement venue will be revealed at a later date, according to Azman, who addressed speculation about Anwar's potential candidacy, stating that the decision would be left to the party leadership. The Election Commission has set the nomination deadline for October 31, early voting on November 10, and polling day on November 14. In the 2021 election, BN won 21 of the 28 seats, while PH secured five and PN took two.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "BN must clarify Tuanku Muhriz controversy before Melaka polls, says Johari",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/bn-must-clarify-tuanku-muhriz-controversy-before-melaka-polls-says",
        "published": "2026-10-11T06:41:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Melaka polls: Pakatan to unveil candidates on Oct 18, says Anwar’s aide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/melaka-polls-pakatan-to-unveil-candidates-on-oct-18-says-anwars-aide-13701824",
        "published": "2026-10-11T10:53:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "PKR eyes 8 to 9 seats in Melaka polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/pkr-eyes-8-to-9-seats-in-melaka-polls",
        "published": "2026-10-11T10:56:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}