{
  "id": 16286961,
  "title": "Zahid: BN honours seat pact, rejects PN's request for two more seats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/zahid-bn-honours-seat-pact-rejects-pns-request-for-two-more-seats",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T05:38:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1562491/zahid-bn-honours-seat-pact-rejects-pns-request-two-more-seats"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "MELAKA: Barisan Nasional (BN) has rejected Pas’s request for two additional seats in next month’s Melaka state election, with its chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi saying the coalition would honour its existing agreement with the party and its political allies.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Melaka PRN: Only seven seats for PAS-PN, says Zahid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/melaka-prn-only-seven-seats-for-pas-pn-says-zahid",
        "published": "2026-10-24T06:53:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Zahid spurns PN’s appeal for 2 more seats in Melaka polls pact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/zahid-spurns-pns-appeal-for-2-more-seats-in-melaka-polls-pact",
        "published": "2026-10-24T07:03:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}