{
  "id": 13667563,
  "title": "Not onerous to have a Menteri Besar and four Exco members — Hafiz Hassan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/not-onerous-to-have-a-menteri-besar-and-four-exco-members-hafiz-hassan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T06:30:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/what-you-think/2026/10/11/not-onerous-to-have-a-menteri-besar-and-four-exco-members-hafiz-hassan/238669"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five years ago, the author pondered whether Zahid would follow in Najib Razak's footsteps from 2009, when Najib had a meeting with Sultan Azlan Shah to support the Menteri Besar. The Sultan had faced a confidence vote from the State Legislative Assembly (SLA), which ultimately led to the resignation of the Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Jamaluddin. However, the Federal Court ruled that a vote of no confidence was not the only way to establish loss of confidence in the Menteri Besar. Evidence of loss of confidence can come from other sources, such as the Menteri Besar's own admission or representations from the SLA members. In 2021, Umno president Zahid Hamidi did not act as Najib had in 2009, and the author wonders whether Zahid will take the necessary steps to end the impasse in Negeri Sembilan. Having a Menteri Besar and at least four Exco members from the Barisan Nasional (BN) is not an onerous task, especially with BN having a two-thirds majority in the SLA.",
  "summary": "OCTOBER 11 — Five years ago, I wrote “Will Zahid do what Najib did in 2009?”What did Najib do in 2009?...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}