{
  "id": 15907809,
  "title": "BN to contest 21 seats, Pas and allies seven in Melaka polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/bn-to-contest-21-seats-pas-and-allies-seven-in-melaka-polls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:03:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1560919/bn-contest-21-seats-pas-and-allies-seven-melaka-polls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ALOR GAJAH: Barisan Nasional (BN) will contest 21 seats while Pas and its allies will field seven candidates in next month’s Melaka election, following the finalisation of seat negotiations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "BN contesting 21 seats in Melaka, ‘PAS and friends’ 7",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/bn-contesting-21-seats-in-melaka-pas-and-friends-7",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}