{
  "id": 16246585,
  "title": "Rauf kekal KM Melaka jika BN menang PRN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/rauf-kekal-km-melaka-jika-bn-menang-prn-16246585",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T22:33:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "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) triumphs in the Melaka PRN election on November 14, Ab Rauf Yusoh will remain as the state's chief minister, predicts Zahid Hamidi. The BN deputy chief minister declares his confidence in Rauf's leadership record and the great potential he demonstrated since holding the Umno secretary-general position. He vows, \"Alhamdulillah, Datuk Rauf, even though we 'order' things online, the things we receive will be the same as Melaka gets,\" while officiating the launch of the BN parliamentary ballot in Dewan Alamanda last night. The Election Commission (SPR) has set the election day for Melaka PRN for November 14, with candidate nominations on October 31 and the first voting on November 10. The Melaka PRN held in 2021 saw BN win 21 out of the 28 contested seats, forming 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."
}