{
  "id": 17950289,
  "title": "Sampai bila P Pinang kena tunggu pilihan raya tempatan, soal Adun",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/sampai-bila-p-pinang-kena-tunggu-pilihan-raya-tempatan-soal-adun-17950289",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T10:24:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/03/sampai-bila-p-pinang-kena-tunggu-pilihan-raya-tempatan-soal-adun"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bukit Tengah MP Gooi Hsiao Leung has raised concerns over when Pulau Pinang will resume local government elections, following Putrajaya's failure to officially acknowledge them. The state government has confirmed they are willing to revive the local government elections, but have not provided a timeline or alternative legislative plan for conducting local council elections, according to the state assemblyman.\n\nGooi acknowledged that legal obstacles exist and the need for cooperation with the federal government, but questioned why it has taken over 50 years to address the issue. He urged the state government to update its commitments by proposing draft legislation to the federal government, outlining the necessary legal framework.\n\nInterestingly, Gooi shared his experience with a Stuttgart German municipal official who was surprised to learn that all 155 local councils in Malaysia are appointed by the federal government. The local government election for Pulau Pinang was last held between 1956 and 1965, before being suspended. A royal commission was established in 1965 to revive the local government elections, but the federal government chose not to proceed and replaced the Local Government Act 1976, effectively halting the prospect of local government elections.",
  "summary": "Gooi Hsiao Leung mahu kerajaan negeri kemuka memorandum dasar kepada kerajaan persekutuan berkait rangka cadangan pindaan undang-undang.",
  "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."
}