{
  "id": 17552434,
  "title": "Adly Zahari to be Pakatan’s chief minister candidate if coalition wins Melaka",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/adly-zahari-to-be-pakatans-chief-minister-candidate-if-coalition-wins",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T07:19:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/01/adly-zahari-to-be-pakatans-chief-minister-candidate-if-coalition-wins-melaka/241579"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari has been named as the chief minister candidate for Pakatan Harapan (PH) if the coalition wins the upcoming 16th Melaka State Election on November 14. PH Election director Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari revealed that Adly, a former Melaka Chief Minister, is the best candidate for the position, with a consensus to name him as the candidate if PH secures a majority or is entrusted with the mandate. Adly, the incumbent Bukit Katil assemblyman, will face four other candidates in the election, including Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Ridzuan Sarif, Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) candidate Dr Aliza Che Amran, and independent candidate Abu Bakar Sabudin.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Politics : Melaka Election Not A Waste Of Time, Public Funds - AdlyÂ",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/politics-melaka-election-not-a-waste-of-time-public-funds-adlya",
        "published": "2026-11-01T03:16:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Adly Zahari named PH’s choice for Melaka chief minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/adly-zahari-named-phs-choice-for-melaka-chief-minister",
        "published": "2026-11-01T06:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}