{
  "id": 17256692,
  "title": "Melaka DAP sets out to hold 4, win 3 at state polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/melaka-dap-sets-out-to-hold-4-win-3-at-state-polls-17256692",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/30/melaka-dap-sets-out-to-hold-4-win-3-at-state-polls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Melaka's DAP party is strategizing to retain four seats and gain three more in the upcoming state polls, according to party election director Wong Kah Woh. The party's approach will be to highlight candidates' performance and service records, steering clear of racial or religious tensions. The election will see DAP field seven candidates in phases, with Melaka DAP chairman Khoo Poay Tiong coordinating the campaign. DAP's 2021 performance includes winning Kesidang, Kota Laksamana, Bandar Hilir, and Ayer Keroh. The party also plans to highlight the People's Pact (PH) record at both state and federal levels to earn voters' trust. Nominations are set for the day after, with the election taking place on November 14 and early voting on November 10.",
  "summary": "The party's election director, Wong Kah Woh, says it would field its election machinery in phases to assist the party's seven candidates.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": 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."
}