{
  "id": 6731610,
  "title": "Zahid's speech was that of a prime minister-in-waiting, says KJ",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/zahids-speech-was-that-of-a-prime-minister-in-waiting-says-kj",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T07:57:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1530551/zahids-speech-was-prime-minister-waiting-says-kj"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR: Khairy Jamaluddin, former Umno Youth chief, declared that Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's policy speech signaled that the party and Barisan Nasional were primed to form the next government. He described Zahid's speech as \"the speech of a prime minister-in-waiting\" and \"a speech of a government-in-waiting.\"\n\nFormer Umno vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein echoed this sentiment, highlighting the party's recovery from a period of decline over the past eight years. He noted that the speech underscored the cyclical nature of politics, with periods of rise and fall.\n\nBoth Hishammuddin and Khairy were among the 6,252 former Umno leaders and members who were readmitted to the party under the Rumah Bangsa initiative.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Khairy Jamaluddin said Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s policy speech showed that the party and Barisan Nasional were ready to form the next government.",
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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."
}