{
  "id": 17727475,
  "title": "DAP confirms seven seats for Sarawak polls, mulls Batu Lintang as eighth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/dap-confirms-seven-seats-for-sarawak-polls-mulls-batu-lintang-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T02:04:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/02/dap-confirms-seven-seats-for-sarawak-polls-mulls-batu-lintang-as-eighth/241643"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "DAP has confirmed seven seats for the upcoming 13th Sarawak State Election, with state chairman Chong Chieng Jen stating that the confirmed seats are Padungan, Pending, Batu Kitang, Kota Sentosa, Batu Kawah, Tasik Biru, and Opar. The party is also considering Batu Lintang as a possible eighth seat. Chong emphasized that the focus remains on bringing more voices into the State Legislative Assembly and strengthening checks and balances for the people of Sarawak. The party will announce decisions on the remaining seats in Sibu, Sarikei, Bintulu, and Miri within the next one to two weeks. In the 12th Sarawak State Election held in 2021, DAP only won two out of 26 seats it contested. The Election Commission will hold a special meeting on November 6 to discuss key dates for the upcoming election.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}