{
  "id": 16242266,
  "title": "Rauf kekal KM Melaka jika BN menang PRN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/rauf-kekal-km-melaka-jika-bn-menang-prn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T22:33:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/24/rauf-kekal-km-melaka-jika-bn-menang-prn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "If Barisan Nasional (BN) secures victory in the Melaka PRN election on November 14, Ab Rauf Yusoh will continue serving as the state's chief minister, according to Zahid Hamidi. The BN leader and deputy prime minister expressed his confidence in Rauf based on his proven leadership record and the significant potential he has shown since holding the Umno secretary-general position. \"Insya-Allah Datuk Rauf,\" he said while officiating the launching of the BN parliamentary banner at Dewan Alamanda in Melaka last night. The Election Commission (SPR) has set the voting date for Melaka PRN as November 14, with nominations due by October 31 and the first round of voting scheduled for November 10. The 2021 Melaka PRN saw BN winning 21 out of 28 contested seats, enabling them to form the state government, while Pakatan Harapan (PH) secured five seats and Perikatan Nasional (PN) two seats.",
  "summary": "Pengerusi BN Zahid Hamidi berkata keyakinan terhadap Ab Rauf Yusoh berasaskan rekod kepimpinan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Ab Rauf takes charge of BN's Melaka election campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ab-rauf-takes-charge-of-bns-melaka-election-campaign",
        "published": "2026-10-23T01:33:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}