{
  "id": 17091940,
  "title": "PN announces 5 candidates for Melaka polls, 1 more to come",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/pn-announces-5-candidates-for-melaka-polls-1-more-to-come-17091940",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T15:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/29/pn-announces-5-candidates-for-melaka-polls-1-more-to-come"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Perikatan Nasional (PN) has announced five of the six candidates for the upcoming Melaka polls scheduled for November 14th. In the upcoming election, Dr Yadzil Yaakub from Wawasan will defend his Bemban seat, while Michael Gan from Melaka Gerakan will contest the DAP stronghold of Ayer Keroh. Ridzuan Sarif from PAS will be contesting in Bukit Katil, while Rafie Ahmad from PAS will contest in Paya Rumput, and Albert Kok from Wawasan will contest in Kota Melaka. However, the coalition has not yet announced their candidate for the Kota Laksamana seat, stating that \"one more candidate will be announced later\" by PN chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.\n\nDuring the announcement, Samsuri emphasized the importance of helping Barisan Nasional candidates in seats not contested by PN, stating that the coalition aims to form a strong government together with BN in this election. Samsuri urged the PN campaign machinery to not only focus on seats contested by PN but also to assist their friends in BN, thus working towards forming a united front for the upcoming general election. He emphasized that the coalition is not merely aiming for a simple majority victory but rather wants to demonstrate how Melaka can serve as a foundation for the unity of the ummah and togetherness among its people, thus building momentum ahead of the 16th general election.\n\nNomination for the Melaka election will take place on Saturday, while early voting is scheduled for November 10th, and polling will occur on November 14th. In the 2021 state election, BN won 21 of the 28 seats, while Pakatan Harapan secured five seats and PN two. Here are the full list of PN candidates so far: Rafie Ahmad from Paya Rumput, Michael Gan from Ayer Keroh, Ridzuan Sarif from Bukit Katil, Albert Kok from Kesidang, and Dr Yadzil Yaakub from Bemban.",
  "summary": "Coalition chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar says the candidate for Kota Laksamana will be announced later.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}