{
  "id": 17372013,
  "title": "Politics : Melaka Polls: Campaign Kicks Off, 79 Candidates Vie For 28 State Assembly Seats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/politics-melaka-polls-campaign-kicks-off-79-candidates-vie-for-28",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T07:14:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2628257"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MELAKA, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The nomination process for the 16th Melaka State Election, which concluded at 10 am today, saw 79 candidates vying for the 28 State Legislative Assembly seats up for grabs.",
  "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."
}