{
  "id": 9233140,
  "title": "Negeri Sembilan: Enough: Return mandate to the people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/negeri-sembilan-enough-return-mandate-to-the-people",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T01:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/127587/negeri-sembilan-enough-return-mandate-to-the-people"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Negeri Sembilan is facing a constitutional crisis as the Menteri Besar (MB) has revoked the appointments of the State Executive Council (Exco) members. The MB claims they breached their oath to protect the State Constitution and acknowledged his authority. However, the Attorney-General's Chambers disagrees, stating the Exco had no jurisdiction or power under the State Constitution. Despite the MB's insistence that everything is normal, people appointed to the Exco continue as usual. The MB should resign, not as a defeat, but as an act of dignity and respect for the institutions he was entrusted to serve. The solution may lie in a clean and democratic process, where the people of Negeri Sembilan decide, fully informed by the events they have witnessed. The Constitution does not belong to the Palace or politicians alone. In times of political confusion, returning to the source of democratic authority, the people, is the most straightforward solution.",
  "summary": "THIS really is not complicated. Negeri Sembilan has a Constitution. It is not a menu from which politicians may select the provisions they find convenient and ignore the ones they do not. The State Secretary, State Legal Adviser and State Financial O...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Negeri Sembilan deadlock a constitutional crisis, say experts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/negeri-sembilan-deadlock-a-constitutional-crisis-say-experts",
        "published": "2026-09-23T00:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}