{
  "id": 8167328,
  "title": "Hadi wants SG4 state polls held alongside GE16",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/hadi-wants-sg4-state-polls-held-alongside-ge16",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T04:01:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/18/hadi-wants-sg4-state-polls-held-alongside-ge16"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has suggested holding state elections alongside the 16th general election (GE16) in the SG4 bloc of states - Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, and Perlis. Hadi believes it would be more strategic and practical to conduct all elections simultaneously, rather than separately. He dismissed the need for separate state polls, stating that it would be less troublesome for voters to participate in one election instead of two. However, he left the decision of dissolving the state assemblies in the SG4 states to the Perikatan Nasional leaders.",
  "summary": "PAS president says simultaneous state and federal polls would be more strategic and practical.",
  "key_points": [
    "PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang proposes simultaneous state polls with GE16.",
    "Hadi believes it's strategic and practical to hold all elections together.",
    "He dismisses separate state polls, favoring one election for voters."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Hadi wants SG4 state polls held alongside GE16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/hadi-wants-sg4-state-polls-held-alongside-ge16-8171689",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:01:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Hadi rejects separate state polls for SG4 states",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/hadi-rejects-separate-state-polls-for-sg4-states",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:51:24.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}