{
  "id": 19980511,
  "title": "UNOFFICIAL: PM’s pol-sec falls to PAS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/unofficial-pms-pol-sec-falls-to-pas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T12:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/14/unofficial-pm-s-pol-sec-defeated-in-paya-rumput"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the early unofficial results of Malaysia's Melaka state election, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's political secretary Azman Abidin has been defeated by Perikatan Nasional's Rafie Ahmad in Paya Rumput. This marks Azman's first electoral contest. Paya Rumput, a traditionally Barisan Nasional stronghold, has switched sides before, when Pakatan Harapan emerged victorious in 2018. The constituency's electorate is 61% Malay, with Chinese voters comprising 30% and Indians accounting for 6%. In the 2021 state election, Umno's Rais Yasin secured a 629-vote majority in Paya Rumput, but will be contesting in Sungai Udang this time. The Barisan Nasional has decided to transfer their candidate, Rais, to Sungai Udang, opting to field Rafie Ahmad from Perikatan Nasional in Paya Rumput as part of their electoral alliance.",
  "summary": "Azman Abidin, the federal territories PKR chief, is set to be defeated by PN’s Rafie Ahmad, of PAS.",
  "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."
}