{
  "id": 9332550,
  "title": "PH to announce Melaka polls candidates 1 to 2 weeks before nomination day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ph-to-announce-melaka-polls-candidates-1-to-2-weeks-before-nomination-9332550",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T11:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/23/ph-to-announce-melaka-polls-candidates-1-to-2-weeks-before-nomination-day"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakatan Harapan (PH) is set to announce its candidates for the upcoming Melaka state election one to two weeks prior to the nomination day, according to the prime minister's political secretary, Azman Abidin. Azman made this statement after visiting beneficiaries under the Ziarah Kasih programme in the Kuala Linggi state constituency. He emphasized that PH is better prepared this time, allowing them to finalize their candidates well ahead of the deadline. The candidate selection process will be handled by the party leadership, considering lists submitted by party divisions, state leaders, and grassroots members. Melaka will go to the polls as the state legislative assembly was dissolved today. The Barisan Nasional (BN) party formed the state government after winning 21 out of 28 seats in the November 2021 state election, while PH secured five seats and Perikatan Nasional (PN) two. Both PH and the federal ally BN, as well as PN and BN, are reaching out to the BN ahead of the Melaka election.",
  "summary": "The prime minister's political secretary, Azman Abidin, says this will allow the coalition to prepare early instead of waiting until the last minute to finalise its candidates.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Politics : Melaka Poll: PH To Announce Candidates One To Two Weeks Before Nomination - Azman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/politics-melaka-poll-ph-to-announce-candidates-one-to-two-weeks",
        "published": "2026-09-23T08:13:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anwar says PH open to talks with any party ahead of Melaka polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/anwar-says-ph-open-to-talks-with-any-party-ahead-of-melaka-polls",
        "published": "2026-09-23T08:34:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Melaka Polls: Pakistan candidates to be announced one to two weeks ahead of nomination, says PM’s pol-sec",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/melaka-polls-pakistan-candidates-to-be-announced-one-to-two-weeks",
        "published": "2026-09-23T10:24:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "PH to announce Melaka polls candidates 1 to 2 weeks before nomination day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ph-to-announce-melaka-polls-candidates-1-to-2-weeks-before-nomination",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:21:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}