马六甲：根据州主席的说法，马来西亚国阵（BN）联盟将于10月28日宣布其即将到来的马六甲州选举候选人。
MELAKA: Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition will announce its candidates for the upcoming Melaka state election on Oct 28, according to the state chairman.
同时也是马六甲看守首席部长的阿布·劳夫·尤索表示，这些候选人将承担继续联盟执政使命并确保选举胜利的责任。
Ab Rauf Yusoh, who is also Melaka’s caretaker chief minister, said the candidates would carry the responsibility of continuing the coalition’s mandate and securing victory at the polls.
该宣布是在星期六（10月17日）在双溪乌达唐加巴国会选区的国阵选举机器启动仪式上作出的。
The announcement was made at the launch of BN’s election machinery for the Tangga Batu parliamentary constituency in Sungai Udang on Saturday (Oct 17).
星期五，阿布·劳夫表示，国阵的选举准备工作已进入最后阶段，包括与其他党进行谈判以最终确定选举合作和席位分配。
On Friday, Ab Rauf said BN’s election preparations had entered their final stage, including negotiations with other parties to finalise electoral cooperation and seat allocations.
他说：“结果将在最后一轮谈判之后公布，该谈判将很快进行。”当地媒体平台《星报》引用了他的这句话。
"The outcome will be made known following the final round of negotiations, which will take place soon," he said, as quoted by local media platform, The Star.
马六甲州选举的投票日定于11月14日，提名日为10月31日，提前投票日为11月10日。马六甲近70万选民将在州选中投下他们的选票。
Polling for the Melaka state election is scheduled for Nov 14, with nomination day on Oct 31 and early voting on Nov 10. Nearly 700,000 voters in Melaka are set to cast their ballots in the state polls.
阿布·劳夫曾于9月23日宣布州立法议会正式解散，为原定于2027年2月举行的选举铺平道路。
Ab Rauf had announced the official dissolution of the state legislative assembly on Sep 23, paving the way for an election that was otherwise due by February 2027.
在解散之前，州政府由国阵领导，该联盟在2021年州选中赢得了28席中的21席，而希望联盟（PH）赢得了5席，国民联盟（PN）则赢得了2席。
Before the dissolution, the state government was led by BN, which won 21 of the 28 seats in the 2021 state election, while Pakatan Harapan (PH) secured five seats and Perikatan Nasional (PN) claimed two seats.
2022年大选导致议会悬空后，阿布·劳夫于2023年成为首席部长并重组行政理事会，以反映联邦层面的希望联盟-国阵合作伙伴关系，希望联盟因此加入了州政府。
PH joined the state government in 2023 when Ab Rauf became chief minister and reshuffled the executive council to reflect the PH-BN partnership at the federal level following the 2022 general election that had resulted in a hung parliament.
然而，希望联盟于7月因反对一项允许任命提名议员的宪法修正案而退出了对州政府的支持。
PH however withdrew its support for the state government in July in protest against a constitutional amendment allowing for the appointment of nominated assemblymen.
马六甲的即将到来的选举恰逢国阵在森美兰和柔佛州选举中取得压倒性胜利仅几个月后。
The upcoming polls in Melaka come just months after BN’s landslide victories in the Negeri Sembilan Johor state elections.
它在8月1日与反对党国盟达成协议，在森美兰州赢得36席中的25席；并在7月单独参选的柔佛州选举中赢得56席中的48席。
It won 25 of 36 seats in Negeri Sembilan on Aug 1 as part of a pact with the opposition PN, and 48 of 56 seats in the Johor state election in July where it had contested solo.