{
  "id": 19990303,
  "title": "BN-PN sweep Melaka in 24-seat landslide, Pakatan reduced to just four urban seats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/bn-pn-sweep-melaka-in-24-seat-landslide-pakatan-reduced-to-just-four",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T14:13:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/14/bn-pn-sweep-melaka-in-24-seat-landslide-pakatan-reduced-to-just-four-urban-seats/243296"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Melaka's recent state election has seen the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition achieve a landslide victory, securing 24 out of 28 assembly seats. The BN claimed 21 seats, matching the 2021 benchmark, while the PN captured the remaining three. This result represents a significant increase from the 23 seats the two coalitions achieved separately in 2021, effectively eliminating the Pakatan Harapan (PH) from the political landscape in the state.\n\nPH's chairman Adly Zahari conceded defeat, stating that the coalition would focus on rebuilding its grassroots strength. Meanwhile, BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi thanked voters for delivering a resounding mandate. BN's Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh, secured his Tanjung Bidara seat with an overwhelming majority, receiving 8,650 more votes than he did in 2021. The party also registered majorities across rural and semi-urban areas, with notable victories in Sungai Udang and Serkam.\n\nPH suffered significant political losses, losing former Chief Minister Adly to PN in Bukit Katil and Azman Abidin, political secretary to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, to PN in Paya Rumput. PH's remaining urban seats were retained by the Democratic Action Party (DAP), with margins exceeding 5,000 votes. PM Anwar Ibrahim's political secretary Azman Abidin also lost his Paya Rumput seat to PN. The election marked a comprehensive wipeout for Bersatu, which failed to secure any of the seven seats it contested under its own banner.\n\nMeanwhile, newcomer Parti Bersama Malaysia did not win any of the contested seats, and independent candidates were similarly shut out of the electoral process.",
  "summary": "MELAKA, Nov 14 — Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) have stormed to an emphatic two-thirds supermaj...",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "BN-PN sepakat calon Ab Rauf kekal KM Melaka",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/bn-pn-sepakat-calon-ab-rauf-kekal-km-melaka",
        "published": "2026-11-14T13:23:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}