{
  "id": 7968391,
  "title": "Loke gesa exco N Sembilan letak jawatan jika tak iktiraf Tuanku Muhriz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/loke-gesa-exco-n-sembilan-letak-jawatan-jika-tak-iktiraf-tuanku-muhriz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:42:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/17/loke-gesa-exco-n-sembilan-letak-jawatan-jika-tak-iktiraf-tuanku-muhriz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Loke Siew Fook, Deputy President of the DAP, has urged all Negeri Sembilan State Government Exco members to take up their positions again if they do not reaffirm their allegiance to Tuanku Muhriz as the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar. This comes after the exco recently swore a new oath before Tuanku Muhriz following the formation of the new state government after the PRN election.\n\nLoke also questioned the exco's authority to proclaim the reduction of Tuanku Muhriz's throne and appoint a new regent. He stressed that, according to democratic parliamentary principles and respect, they should relinquish their positions if they no longer acknowledge Tuanku Muhriz as the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar.\n\nThe exco recently declared the reduction of Tuanku Muhriz's throne on April 19th of last year as valid and acknowledged Tuanku Nadzaruddin as the new Yang Di-Pertuan Besar. However, the state Minister of Finance, Ismail Lasim, today confirmed the exco's decision by a simple majority in a recent exco meeting, requesting the state administrative officer to continue the process of confirming the proclamation in accordance with the relevant regulations.\n\nYet, the Negeri Sembilan Law and Justice (DKU) emphasized that the exco's decision lacks legal effect as matters related to the selection, appointment, removal, and dismissal of the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar fall under their jurisdiction as per Section XVI of the State Constitution Body Act 1959, and Tuanku Muhriz remains the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar.",
  "summary": "Setiausaha agung DAP berkata mereka wajar letak jawatan selepas mengangkat sumpah di hadapan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir bulan lalu.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Exco members should resign if they no longer recognise Tuanku Muhriz, says Loke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/exco-members-should-resign-if-they-no-longer-recognise-tuanku-muhriz",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:27:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}