{
  "id": 12097603,
  "title": "Rafizi gesa wakil rakyat tak sokong kerajaan ‘pisahkan diri’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/rafizi-gesa-wakil-rakyat-tak-sokong-kerajaan-pisahkan-diri-12097603",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/05/rafizi-gesa-wakil-rakyat-tak-sokong-kerajaan-pisahkan-diri"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bersatu Party leader Rafizi Ramli has urged elected representatives who cannot support government decisions contrary to their principles to dissociate themselves from the administration, even if they do not oppose the formation or decisions made. Speaking at a party media briefing, Rafizi stated that those who wish to uphold their principles due to differing views from the government also have no option but to step aside from their parliamentary seats due to being tied to the issue of switching parties. He added that this has led some representatives, including himself, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Wong Chen, to resign from their parliamentary posts and from their respective ministerial positions. Both Rafizi and Nik Nazmi left the PKR party on May 18 and vacated the Pandan and Setiawangsa parliamentary seats. Rafizi previously relinquished his position as the Minister of Economy, while Nik Nazmi resigned as the Minister of Rural Development and Environment. They now lead the Bersatu Party. Wong also resigned from his Subang parliamentary seat in August after 17 years with PKR to join Bersatu. Today, former PKR chief financial officer and communications chief Lee Chean Chung announced his membership in Bersatu after taking up the parliamentary seat of Petaling Jaya.",
  "summary": "Pemimpin Bersama itu berkata mereka tak sepatutnya terus sokong kerajaan walaupun keputusan atau dasar dibuat bercanggah dengan prinsip.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rafizi gesa wakil rakyat tak sokong kerajaan ‘pisahkan diri’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/rafizi-gesa-wakil-rakyat-tak-sokong-kerajaan-pisahkan-diri",
        "published": "2026-10-05T06:19:00.000Z"
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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."
}