{
  "id": 5218843,
  "title": "PAS Youth wants party to defend all existing seats in future elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pas-youth-wants-party-to-defend-all-existing-seats-in-future-elections-5218843",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T01:34:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/03/pas-youth-wants-party-to-defend-all-existing-seats-in-future-elections/233720"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KOTA BHARU, Sept 3 — The PAS Youth has voted to compel the party to retain all its current parliamentary and state seats in upcoming elections, even if it collaborates with other parties, according to Free Malaysia Today (FMT). The decision, proposed by a delegate from Padang Terap, was unanimously supported by over 800 delegates during the youth wing’s annual meeting. Khairul Nadzir Helmi Azhar, the information chief of PAS Youth, explained that the motion was part of six proposals to be presented to the main PAS assembly, which convenes today. He emphasized that this stance aims to maintain the confidence of voters who elected PAS to represent them and serves as a fundamental policy in negotiations with allies. The proposal surfaces as there are rumors that PAS-led Perikatan Nasional (PN) may join forces with Barisan Nasional (BN) in the next general election, especially following their successful alliance in the Aug 1 Negeri Sembilan polls. However, formal discussions between the two coalitions have not commenced, and it is unclear whether BN and PN will strike a deal for the Melaka state election, slated for February 2027.",
  "summary": "KOTA BHARU, Sept 3 — PAS Youth has passed a motion calling for the party to defend all its existing pa...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "PAS Youth wants party to defend all existing seats in future elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pas-youth-wants-party-to-defend-all-existing-seats-in-future-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-03T00:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "PAS Youth wants party to defend all existing seats in future elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pas-youth-wants-party-to-defend-all-existing-seats-in-future-elections-5217927",
        "published": "2026-09-03T01:34:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pas Youth calls for all party-held seats to remain with Pas in next election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pas-youth-calls-for-all-party-held-seats-to-remain-with-pas-in-next",
        "published": "2026-09-03T04:28:16.000Z"
      }
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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."
}