{
  "id": 16280182,
  "title": "Melaka polls: PN's request for two more seats rests with party leadership, says Khaled",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/melaka-polls-pns-request-for-two-more-seats-rests-with-party",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T04:06:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1562453/melaka-polls-pns-request-two-more-seats-rests-party-leadership-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Negotiations over Perikatan Nasional's (PN) request for two additional seats in the upcoming Melaka state election have been left to the party leadership to decide, according to Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. Pas deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man stated that PN hopes to negotiate for two additional seats, but emphasized that the final decision on seat distribution would be made by the Seat Negotiations Committee.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Khalid wants PH to take anti-Umno, PAS stand in Melaka polls, GE16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/khalid-wants-ph-to-take-anti-umno-pas-stand-in-melaka-polls-ge16",
        "published": "2026-10-24T05:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}