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It remains to be seen how many female candidates the LDP will field in a snap election due on Oct. 27.

Several top leaders from parties within the Unity Government have congratulated Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah on his victory in the Mahkota state by-election today.

The Democratic candidate, a gun owner, made an unguarded comment on gun laws during an interview with Oprah Winfrey before a live audience.

The fake narrative was one of several concocted attacks on the Democratic presidential candidate that went viral on social media.

The Mahkota state by-election on Sept 28 will feature a straight fight between candidates from Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Each candidate, having secured backing from at least 20 LDP lawmakers to qualify for the poll, will begin a series of public appearances.

The viewing figure tops the roughly 51 million people who watched Trump debate then-candidate President Joe Biden in June.

The debate brings opportunities and risks for both candidates, facing a televised audience of tens of millions of voters.

It will be the first time the two candidates have met and follows weeks of personal attacks on Kamala Harris by Donald Trump.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance have also agreed to an Oct. 1 debate.

"Hot mics" can help or hurt political candidates, catching off-hand comments that sometimes were not meant for the public.

Eleven candidates are expected to compete for the party's top position in the upcoming contest.

Joe Biden urges Democrats to unite behind a candidate who could become the first woman elected US president if victorious on Nov. 5.

To become premier a candidate needs the approval of more than half of the current 493 lawmakers.

39 candidates filed nomination papers by the deadline for the Sept. 21 vote in the crisis-hit nation.