{
  "id": 17309952,
  "title": "PRN Melaka: 28 pusat penamaan calon dibuka hari ini",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/prn-melaka-28-pusat-penamaan-calon-dibuka-hari-ini-17309952",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T23:22:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/31/prn-melaka-28-pusat-penamaan-calon-dibuka-hari-ini"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Melaka's 16th PRN (People's Representative Council) nomination process opened officially today, with 28 nomination centers scattered across the country. The initial round of the nomination took place from 9am, followed by the final round of 10am, during which eligible candidates submitted their nomination forms to the Election Commission officials within an hour. Upon the announcement of the first round, the contenders entered the campaigning phase, lasting for 14 days until 11.59 PM on November 13. This timeline was set by the Elections Department (SPR), which also designated November 14 as the day for the final PRN Melaka nomination.\n\nAccording to the SPR, 189 nomination forms have been purchased for the Melaka PRN so far, with 45 candidates already declaring their deposit payments. As per the SPR data, 687,697 eligible voters are set to participate in the upcoming PRN, comprising 675,166 regular voters, 9,769 military personnel and their partners, and 2,762 police officers. The nomination ceremony was expected to be lively, with the Meteorological Department forecasting a clear morning weather across the country.\n\nThe Melaka branch of the election process came to a formal end on September 23 after receiving approval from the Governor, Ali Rustam. In the 2021 Melaka PRN, the Barisan Nasional (BN) party managed to secure 21 out of the 28 contested seats, while the People’s Alliance (PH) managed to win five seats, and the Pakatan Rakyat (PN) party claimed two seats.",
  "summary": "Sejumlah 687,697 pemilih layak mengundi pada PRN kali ini.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}