{
  "id": 12122453,
  "title": "Dissociate from govt if you’re unhappy, Rafizi urges backbenchers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/dissociate-from-govt-if-youre-unhappy-rafizi-urges-backbenchers-12122453",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T09:28:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/05/dissociate-from-govt-if-you-re-unhappy-rafizi-urges-backbenchers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At a press conference in Sepang, Bersama leader Rafizi Ramli called on backbenchers unhappy with Putrajaya's policies to leave the government bloc. Rafizi emphasized that if they cannot support the government's decisions, they should not remain silent and should dissociate themselves from the administration. As a former two-term MP, Rafizi himself resigned from his Cabinet position and his seat in parliament due to the anti-hopping law, which he described as a work in progress. He cited his own resignation and that of others who now join Bersama, including his deputy Nik Nazmi. The duo left their Cabinet roles and parliamentary positions after losing PKR party elections in May 2024, subsequently quitting the party and founding Bersama in May of that year. Other former allies of Rafizi, such as Wong Chen and Lee Chean Chung, have also followed suit, resigning as MPs and joining Bersama.",
  "summary": "The Bersama leader describes the current anti-hopping framework in the constitution as a work in progress.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Dissociate from govt if you’re unhappy, Rafizi urges backbenchers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/dissociate-from-govt-if-youre-unhappy-rafizi-urges-backbenchers",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:28:42.000Z"
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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."
}