Melaka polls: 13 straight fights, 11 three-cornered, four four-way contests among 75 candidates ahead of nomination day

MELAKA, Oct 30 — The race for the 28 State Legislative Assembly seats in the 16th Melaka state election is heating up, with 75 candidates announced so far by the five coalitions and parties set to contest.

The process of announcing candidates began as early as August, with Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) being the first to unveil its 16 candidates.

This was followed by Pakatan Harapan (PH), which announced on October 24 that it would contest 21 seats, the coalition later added three more, bringing its total to 24 seats.

Within this coalition, 10 seats have been allocated to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), seven to the DAP, and seven to Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah).

Meanwhile, Barisan Nasional (BN) will contest 22 seats, fielding 18 candidates from Umno, three from the MCA, and one from the MIC.

Last night, Perikatan Nasional (PN) also announced five candidates, comprising two from PAS, two from Wawasan, and one from Gerakan while Bersatu is fielding eight candidates.

Based on the candidate announcements from PH, BN, PN, Bersama, and Bersatu as of last night, the contests are expected to shape up as follows: 13 straight fights (one-on-one), 11 three-cornered fights, and four four-cornered fights.

As of last night, 189 nomination forms had reportedly been purchased, with 45 prospective candidates having already paid their deposits.

The Election Commission (EC) has set November 14 as the polling day for the Melaka state election, with candidate nominations on October 31 and early voting on November 10. — Bernama

Melaka polls: 189 forms sold, 45 deposits paid as EC prepares for nomination day

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马六甲，10月30日讯——第16届马六甲州选举中，28个州立法议会席位的争夺日趋激烈，目前已有5个联盟和政党宣布派出75名候选人参选。

公布候选人名单的过程早在8月份就开始了，马来西亚团结党（Bersama）率先公布了其16名候选人。

随后，希望联盟（PH）于10月24日宣布将竞选21个席位，该联盟后来又增加了3个席位，使其总席位达到24个。

在这个联盟中，10个席位分配给人民公正党（PKR），7个席位分配给行动党，7个席位分配给诚信党（Amanah）。

与此同时，国民阵线（国阵）将竞选22个席位，其中巫统派出18名候选人，马华公会派出3名候选人，国大党派出1名候选人。

昨晚，国民联盟（PN）也宣布了五名候选人，其中两名来自伊斯兰党（PAS），两名来自希望党（Wawasan），一名来自民政党（Gerakan），而土著团结党（Bersatu）则推出了八名候选人。

根据昨晚PH、BN、PN、Bersama和Bersatu公布的候选人名单，预计竞选将按以下方式进行：13场一对一的直接对决，11场三方混战，以及4场四方混战。

据报道，截至昨晚，已有 189 份提名表格售出，其中 45 名候选人已缴纳保证金。

选举委员会已确定11月14日为马六甲州选举的投票日，候选人提名将于10月31日进行，提前投票将于11月10日开始。——马新社

马六甲州选举：已售出189份表格，已缴纳45份保证金，选举委员会正为提名日做准备

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