{
  "id": 14163061,
  "title": "DAP to contest Ayer Keroh seat in Melaka polls, says PKR man",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/dap-to-contest-ayer-keroh-seat-in-melaka-polls-says-pkr-man",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T08:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/13/dap-to-contest-ayer-keroh-seat-in-melaka-polls-says-pkr-man"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties, including DAP, are united and will contest the same seats won in the last election during the Melaka state election, according to PKR chief Azman Abidin. The statement was made after discussions among PH leaders in Melaka and refuted claims that PKR would take over the Ayer Keroh seat from DAP. Azman clarified that media reports attributing PKR's intentions to contest Ayer Keroh were likely based on a misunderstanding. He emphasized that PH component parties would work together in facing the election, maintaining harmonious relations. Melaka DAP leader Kerk Chee Yee had previously questioned a PKR leader's call for the party to contest Ayer Keroh, which is a DAP stronghold. Kerk, who represented Ayer Keroh from 2018 until the state assembly was dissolved, stated that the seat negotiations in Melaka had been concluded.",
  "summary": "Azman Abidin denies PKR plans to contest DAP-held Ayer Keroh in the Melaka polls and says seats will be contested by incumbent parties.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "DAP man puzzled over PKR claim to Ayer Keroh seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/dap-man-puzzled-over-pkr-claim-to-ayer-keroh-seat",
        "published": "2026-10-13T05:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}