{
  "id": 18136844,
  "title": "Tiada arahan akar umbi Bersatu sokong PH, kata Peja",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/tiada-arahan-akar-umbi-bersatu-sokong-ph-kata-peja",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T14:23:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/04/tiada-arahan-akar-umbi-bersatu-sokong-ph-kata-peja"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pentakim Bersatu Faizal Azumu has confirmed that the party will not endorse candidates from Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the upcoming Melaka PRN election. The decision to refrain from contesting the Gadek DUN seat came due to unresolved issues of coordination. Faizal emphasized that there were no instructions issued to party members or supporters to back PH candidates, even though PH's Melaka chairman Adly Zahari had previously stated that there were no barriers for cross-party voters to vote Bersatu in the vacant seats. Faizal expressed gratitude for the leadership from PH in expressing the issue, as reported by Berita Harian. On November 1, Adly stated that PH adopted an open approach and left it to members and supporters to decide on the candidates for the cross-party seats in the Melaka PRN election. As co-chairman of Amanah, Adly reiterated that the cross-party alliance does not issue any mandatory endorsement for any specific party in the contested areas. PH contested 24 out of 28 DUN seats in Melaka, while Bersatu fielded candidates in seven constituencies. The two parties overlapped in three areas: Ayer Keroh, Kelebang, and Pengkalan Batu, while Gadek was contested by a coalition of Bersatu and Putra. Previously, FMT reported that Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) political analyst Mazlan Ali suggested that PH and Bersatu were more likely to cooperate strategically in the Melaka PRN election. In discussing Bersatu's decision to retain the seats of Sungai Udang and Bemban from the 2021 election, Faizal considered it realistic, taking into account the party's level of preparedness across all levels.",
  "summary": "Naib presiden parti itu bagaimanapun hargai kepimpinan PH tidak halang penyokongnya undi Bersatu di kerusi tidak ditandingi gabungan itu.",
  "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."
}