{
  "id": 16600912,
  "title": "Melaka polls: PH strategy pragmatic, but CM candidate needed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/melaka-polls-ph-strategy-pragmatic-but-cm-candidate-needed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:08:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1564116/melaka-polls-ph-strategy-pragmatic-cm-candidate-needed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan’s focus on increasing its seats rather than reclaiming Melaka reflects a pragmatic electoral strategy, but its failure to name a chief ministerial candidate could weaken its appeal, analysts say.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}