{
  "id": 17043799,
  "title": "PRN Melaka: MCA dapat 1 lagi kerusi, cabar kubu kuat DAP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/prn-melaka-mca-dapat-1-lagi-kerusi-cabar-kubu-kuat-dap",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/29/prn-melaka-mca-dapat-1-lagi-kerusi-cabar-kubu-kuat-dap"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the recent PRN Melaka election held on November 14, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) secured a second seat, bringing the total number of National Front (BN) seats won by the coalition to 22. President of MCA, Wee Ka Siong, stated that the party would contest in Bandar Hilir, which is considered a strong DAP (Democratic Action Party) stronghold. Following recent discussions between BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN), a coalition that formed to contest the election, Wee said MCA is willing to take on the challenge as Bandar Hilir was a traditional BN seat. The Pengerusi BN, Zahid Hamidi, handed over the nomination letter to the relevant candidate on the evening of the previous day. The local residents are well aware of MCA's presence and have a MCA member of parliament serving in the area. Wee mentioned that the decision means PN will only contest six seats in the Melaka PRN election. Jasmine Lok, who has been a MCA member of parliament since 2022, will be making her debut in the general election. Lok, who has been serving as a local councilor since 2022, will make his first appearance in the general elections. The Chinese community forms roughly 73% of the total voters in Bandar Hilir, a constituency established in 1974. DAP had previously won this seat before MCA took it from 1982 to 1995. Since then, DAP has consistently held onto the seat, including with a majority of 7,778 votes in the 2021 PRN. Last week, Wee led the MCA decision to leave the BN PRN Melaka nomination panel due to allegations that the party was not consulted in the seat allocation discussions. However, after discussions with Zahid and other leaders, Wee said MCA agreed to contest two DUN seats allocated to the party.",
  "summary": "Presiden Wee Ka Siong berkata PN setuju beri laluan kepada MCA bertanding di Bandar Hilir sekali gus menjadikan BN letak calon di 22 DUN.",
  "key_points": [
    "MCA secures second seat in PRN Melaka election",
    "Wee Ka Siong confident in contesting Bandar Hilir",
    "MCA willing to take on DAP stronghold"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
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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."
}