{
  "id": 20137322,
  "title": "Rauf declares public holiday in Melaka tomorrow after landslide election win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/rauf-declares-public-holiday-in-melaka-tomorrow-after-landslide-20137322",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-15T06:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/15/rauf-declares-public-holiday-in-melaka-tomorrow-after-landslide-election-win"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief minister Ab Rauf Yusoh of Melaka has declared tomorrow a special state holiday in celebration of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition's decisive victory in yesterday's state election. The holiday is a way to express gratitude to the electorate for entrusting the BN-PN alliance with continued governance, according to Rauf. This announcement was made at a press conference held at Kompleks Seri Negeri in Ayer Keroh, following his re-sworn appointment as chief minister for a second term. The BN-PN coalition triumphed with a supermajority, securing 24 out of the 28 available state assembly seats, surpassing the required 19-seat two-thirds threshold. BN captured 21 seats, while PN claimed three. The opposition party, Pakatan Harapan, won the remaining four seats.",
  "summary": "The BN-PN alliance secured a supermajority by winning 24 of the 28 state assembly seats in Melaka, well over the 19-seat two-thirds threshold.",
  "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."
}