{
  "id": 17332818,
  "title": "Pakatan’s Melaka chief Adly faces three challengers as he defends Bukit Katil",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/pakatans-melaka-chief-adly-faces-three-challengers-as-he-defends",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T03:38:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/31/pakatans-melaka-chief-adly-faces-three-challengers-as-he-defends-bukit-katil/241384"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Melaka Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Adly Zahari is facing a four-cornered contest as he seeks to retain his Bukit Katil state seat in the upcoming 16th Melaka state election. His challengers include Ridzuan Sarif of Perikatan Nasional (PN), Dr Aliza Che Amran of Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama), and independent candidate Abu Bakar Sabudin. Adly won the seat in the 15th Melaka State Election with a majority of 1,057 votes, defeating Datuk Hasnoor Sdg Husin of Barisan Nasional (BN), Muhammad Al Afiz Yahya of PN, and independent candidate Abdul Hamid. The election is scheduled for November 14, with early voting taking place on November 10.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Melaka polls: Bersama's Aliza arrives first as Adly Zahari set to defend Bukit Katil",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/melaka-polls-bersamas-aliza-arrives-first-as-adly-zahari-set-to",
        "published": "2026-10-31T00:39:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Abdul Hadi at Dewan Tun Ali to show support for PN candidate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/abdul-hadi-at-dewan-tun-ali-to-show-support-for-pn-candidate",
        "published": "2026-10-31T02:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Adly in 4-cornered fight for third term in Bukit Katil",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/adly-in-4-cornered-fight-for-third-term-in-bukit-katil",
        "published": "2026-10-31T03:03:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}