{
  "id": 19980500,
  "title": "PRN Melaka: Bersatu terus ‘merana’, kalah semua 7 kerusi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/prn-melaka-bersatu-terus-merana-kalah-semua-7-kerusi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T12:51:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/14/prn-melaka-bersatu-terus-merana-kalah-semua-7-kerusi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bersatu suffered a comprehensive defeat in Melaka's PRN, losing all seven seats, following similar setbacks in Johor and Negeri Sembilan. This marks the fourth consecutive loss for the party, as it failed to win any seats in the Sabah PRN in November. Muhyiddin Yassin's Bersatu party, which previously won two seats in the 2021 PRN, failed to regain a Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) seat in Melaka. Among the unsuccessful candidates were Mohamad Ali Mohamad, Deputy President of Bersatu Melaka, and MCA Deputy President Lim Ban Hong from the Barisan Nasional (BN). Mohamad Ali, a former Deputy Chief Minister, previously contested the Sungai Udang seat on the BN ticket in the 2021 PRN but lost and later joined Bersatu in 2024. Other failed candidates include former Pengkalan Batu Adun Norhizam Hassan Baktee, Muhammad Rabaie Ab Hamid in Bemban, and Abdullah Mahadi in Sungai Udang. Bersatu lost three seats in Melaka – Lendu, Pantai Kundor, and Ayer Keroh. The party's poor performance in Melaka adds to a series of disappointing results for Bersatu, following its losses in all 16 seats contested in the PRN Johor on July 11 and the 11 DUN seats in the PRN Negeri Sembilan on August 1.",
  "summary": "Parti pimpinan Muhyiddin Yassin sebelum ini tewas pada PRN Johor dan Negeri Sembilan.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bersatu suffered a comprehensive defeat in Melaka's PRN, losing all seven seats.",
    "This marks the fourth consecutive loss for the party, failing to win any seats in Sabah PRN.",
    "Among the unsuccessful candidates were Mohamad Ali Mohamad and MCA Deputy President Lim Ban Hong."
  ],
  "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."
}