{
  "id": 17330252,
  "title": "Melaka polls: All 28 candidate nomination centres close at 10am",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/melaka-polls-all-28-candidate-nomination-centres-close-at-10am",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T02:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1567440/melaka-polls-all-28-candidate-nomination-centres-close-10am"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MELAKA: The nomination process for the Melaka election has been completed after all 28 nomination centres across the state closed at 10am.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : 79 Candidates To Contest 28 Seats In 16th Melaka State Election - EC Chairman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/general-79-candidates-to-contest-28-seats-in-16th-melaka-state",
        "published": "2026-10-31T03:35:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Less crowded field in Melaka polls with 79 candidates contesting 28 seats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/less-crowded-field-in-melaka-polls-with-79-candidates-contesting-28",
        "published": "2026-10-31T04:33:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "EC: 79 candidates, including 14 women, to contest 28 Melaka seats, with 11 straight fights and six four-cornered contests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/ec-79-candidates-including-14-women-to-contest-28-melaka-seats-with",
        "published": "2026-10-31T05:13:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}