Issue of Negeri Sembilan rulership should be resolved through dialogue – Ahmad Zahid

ISSUES related to the rulership of Negeri Sembilan should be resolved through dialogue, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said such an approach would be more appropriate than taking the matter to court, while stressing the importance of respecting the Negeri Sembilan Council of Justice and Laws (DKU).

“The way forward is to respect the existing sovereign institution of the DKU and, in my view, the best solution is through negotiations without the need to bring the matter before the courts,” he said as reported by Bernama.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Federal Government continues to recognise the position of the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, and remains committed to upholding the sovereignty of the Malay Rulers’ institution in the country.

Anwar said that although the Federal Government is not directly involved in issues concerning the rulership of Negeri Sembilan, the dignity of the royal institution must continue to be protected, and all prescribed procedures and regulations must be followed.

In a separate development, Ahmad Zahid, who is also Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman, said the allocation of seats for the Johor state election is almost finalised, with further discussions involving BN component parties to be held soon to ensure a comprehensive seat distribution arrangement before any official announcement is made.

“For Johor, the matter is almost settled, and tomorrow I will hold discussions with BN component parties, particularly MCA, for them to finalise it. As for UMNO, it is nearly completed.

“Insya-Allah, we will fully finalise the matter next week and announce it a week before nomination day,” said Ahmad Zahid, who is also Umno president.

The Election Commission (EC) has announced that a special meeting on the 16th Johor state election will be held on June 12, while for Negeri Sembilan, official notification of the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly was received yesterday.

The Johor State Legislative Assembly, which has 56 seats, was dissolved on June 1, followed by the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly, which has 36 seats, yesterday (June 5). – June 6, 2026