{
  "id": 15171019,
  "title": "Pas has list of candidates ready for Melaka polls, says Hadi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pas-has-list-of-candidates-ready-for-melaka-polls-says-hadi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T09:43:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1557557/pas-has-list-candidates-ready-melaka-polls-says-hadi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pas, the opposition party, has prepared a list of potential candidates for the upcoming Melaka election, according to their president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang. The final decision on who will contest will be made by Pas' central leadership. Hadi was quoted at a press conference as saying there are numerous candidates on the list, but the selection process is ongoing. The number of seats Pas would contest in the election is still under discussion and will be announced closer to the nomination day. Melaka has 28 state seats, and the last election saw BN win 21, while Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional secured five and two seats respectively.",
  "summary": "CYBERJAYA: Pas has prepared a list of potential candidates for the upcoming Melaka election, with the final selection to be decided by the party’s central leadership.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Politics : Melaka Polls: PKR To Field Experienced, Young And Women Candidates - Amirudin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/politics-melaka-polls-pkr-to-field-experienced-young-and-women",
        "published": "2026-10-17T06:38:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Melaka polls: PKR to field experienced, young and women candidates - Amirudin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/melaka-polls-pkr-to-field-experienced-young-and-women-candidates",
        "published": "2026-10-17T09:06:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Melaka polls: PKR to field experienced, young and women candidates, says Amirudin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/melaka-polls-pkr-to-field-experienced-young-and-women-candidates-says",
        "published": "2026-10-17T09:34:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}