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In Melaka, is avoiding another Umno rout Anwar’s best hope?

In Melaka, is avoiding another Umno rout Anwar’s best hope?
South China Morning Post Wednesday 28 October 2026, 07:17 UTC By Joseph Sipalan 1 min read
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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is up against it in next month’s Melaka state poll, as his ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition risks yet another electoral wipeout at the hands of its federal partner Umno. The two are competing head-to-head in nearly all of the 28 state assembly seats up for grabs on November 14, in a contest widely seen as favouring an incumbent state administration led by the United Malays National Organisation’s Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Whether BN holds...

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is up against it in next month’s Melaka state poll, as his ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition risks yet another electoral wipeout at the hands of its federal partner Umno. The two are competing head-to-head in nearly all of the 28 state assembly seats up for grabs on November 14, in a contest widely seen as favouring an incumbent state administration led by the United Malays National Organisation’s Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Whether BN holds onto... [Image text:] HARAPAN HARAPAN MELAKA RUMAH KiTA HARAPAN
Melaka (LOCATION) Umno (ORG) Anwar (PERSON) Malaysia (LOCATION) Anwar Ibrahim (PERSON) Pakatan Harapan (PERSON) the United Malays National Organisation’s (ORG) Barisan Nasional (ORG)
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