{
  "id": 17342824,
  "title": "79 calon rebut 28 DUN Melaka",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/79-calon-rebut-28-dun-melaka",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T04:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/31/79-calon-rebut-28-dun-melaka"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the 16th PRN Melaka election, 79 candidates contested for 28 seats, according to the Election Commission (SPR). This number is lower than the 112 candidates who contested in the 2021 PRN. The main parties, Barisan Nasional (BN), Pakatan Harapan (PH), and Perikatan Nasional (PN) competed across all 14 DUNs. According to SPR Chairperson Ramlan Harun, PH fielded the most candidates with 24, followed by BN with 23, Bersama with 16, Bersatu with 7, PN with 5, and Putra with 1. Additionally, there were 3 independent candidates. Among the 79 candidates, 65 were male and 14 were female. The election saw 11 one-on-one contests, 11 three-way contests, and 6 four-way contests in Gadek, Kelebang, Pengkalan Batu, Ayer Keroh, Bukit Katil, and Bemban. The oldest candidate from PH was Mohamad Jaafar, 66, from Telok Mas, while the youngest candidate was Mukhlisul Mubin Julasapiyah, 24, from Bersatu in Kuala Linggi. A total of 687,697 eligible voters in Melaka were expected to vote. The first voting day was set for November 10, followed by the final vote on November 14.",
  "summary": "PRN Melaka juga menyaksikan 11 saingan satu lawan satu, 11 saingan tiga penjuru, dan enam saingan empat penjuru.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}