{
  "id": 19897284,
  "title": "Melaka polls: From morning jog straight to polling station for 80-year-old voter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/melaka-polls-from-morning-jog-straight-to-polling-station-for-80-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T00:55:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1577218/melaka-polls-morning-jog-straight-polling-station-80-year-old-voter"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia's Malacca region saw 80-year-old Jusop Karim, a retired civil servant, make an early morning visit to the polling station after his jog and breakfast. Jusop expressed his excitement to fulfill his responsibility as a voter, having participated in multiple elections. He noted that the Duyong constituency's race is close, and he hoped for a candidate with strong ties to the local community to win. Jusop, indifferent to the winner, emphasized that the elected representative should fulfill their responsibilities. At SK Seri Duyong, the polling center, voters started queuing outside the school as early as 7 am, with the incumbent assemblyman, Datuk Mohd Noor Helmy Abd Halem defending the seat for Barisan Nasional, facing Pakatan Harapan candidate Poo Long Suan. The electoral roll shows 26,528 eligible voters in Duyong, an increase of 8,291 from the 2021 state election.",
  "summary": "MELAKA: At 80, retired civil servant Jusop Karim remains committed to exercising his right to vote, making a stop at SK Seri Duyong here after his morning jog and breakfast today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Voter turnout spiked in Minnesota communities linked to hyperscale data centers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/voter-turnout-spiked-in-minnesota-communities-linked-to-hyperscale",
        "published": "2026-11-13T21:53:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}