{
  "id": 17337090,
  "title": "Melaka polls: Bersatu drops out of Gadek race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/melaka-polls-bersatu-drops-out-of-gadek-race",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T04:25:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1567524/melaka-polls-bersatu-drops-out-gadek-race"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MELAKA: Bersatu has dropped out of the race for the Gadek seat in the Melaka election, despite previously announcing that it would field a candidate there.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "4-way fight in Gadek, Bersatu drops out from race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/4-way-fight-in-gadek-bersatu-drops-out-from-race",
        "published": "2026-10-31T03:31:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}