{
  "id": 15408466,
  "title": "PRN Melaka: Undi18, daftar pemilih automatik cabaran bagi BN, kata Ab Rauf",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/prn-melaka-undi18-daftar-pemilih-automatik-cabaran-bagi-bn-kata-ab-15408466",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T11:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/18/prn-melaka-undi18-daftar-pemilih-automatik-cabaran-bagi-bn-kata-ab-rauf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PRN Melaka's election on November 14, 2023, will mark a challenge for Barisan Nasional (BN), with automated voter registration and early polling posing significant obstacles, according to Ab Rauf Yusoh, the Chief Minister of Melaka. The chief minister cautioned that BN must strengthen its strategy to approach new voters, who are now permitted to vote, not just those aged 18, but also those aged 60 who have never voted before. Quoting Ab Rauf, \"When we used to register voters and keep their names, we knew which areas we could win. However, when new voters are allowed to participate, we don't know who they are or where they come from, as they are automatically registered as voters. Ultimately, we lost our parliamentary seats in Alor Gajah.\" Speaking at the opening ceremony of the BN Melaka Parliamentary Launching Committee in Permai Umboo Village, Alor Gajah on November 23, Ab Rauf also noted that while BN performed well in the 2021 PRN Melaka, it failed to translate into a parliamentary win when the party lost 6 out of the 15 parliamentary seats in 2015. The Election Commission (SPR) had previously set November 14 as the election day for PRN Melaka, with candidate nominations due on October 31 and the first round of voting on November 10. In the 2021 PRN Melaka, BN secured 21 of the 28 contested seats, forming the state government, while Pakatan Harapan (PH) won five seats and Perikatan Nasional two seats.",
  "summary": "Pengerusi BN Melaka berkata, jentera gabungan perlu perkukuh strategi dekati pengundi baharu ini.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "PRN Melaka: Undi18, daftar pemilih automatik cabaran bagi BN, kata Ab Rauf",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/prn-melaka-undi18-daftar-pemilih-automatik-cabaran-bagi-bn-kata-ab",
        "published": "2026-10-18T11:23:00.000Z"
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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."
}