Murray Hunter
Jun 05, 2026
Dissolution of Negeri Sembilan State Assembly Heats Up Political Environment
My column in The Vibes
In an 11.30p, press conference at his residence the Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun announced the dissolution of the state assembly.
This means there must be a state election within 60 days of June 5, which will most probably be on the same day as the Johor state election. This has been forced up Pakatan Harapan as 14 UMNO assemblymen withdrew their support of the PKR MB Aminuddin on April 27.
This put great strain upon the national unity coalition at the time leading to conflicting states by political leaders in UMNO.
Even though Aminuddin’s Pakatan Harapan held only 17 seats in the 36-seat state assembly, it has governed unabated until now. UMNO leader pledged to continue supporting the Aminuddin led state government.
It was also rumored that Pakatan Harapan (PH) had decided on the number of seats each party will contest - PKR to contest 16 seats, DAP with 11 seats and Amanah with 9 seats. It would be assumed that UMNO will contest all of the 36 seats under the Barisan Nasional in the coming polls.
Just recently, UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the party’s lineup in Johor will consist of a mixture of incumbents and new faces across Johor’s 56 seats. There was to be a meeting between Zahid and prime minister Anwar Ibrahim to sort out seat allocations between PH and BN. This hasn’t occurred.
The failure to have any meeting between Zahid and Anwar and Aminuddin’s dissolution of the Negeri Sembilan state assembly now turns up the heat for Malaysian politics.
Effectively, there is no more unity government, remaining in name only, with the dissolution of the Melaka state assembly expected soon. The heat between PKR and UMNO is now rising with the DAP not knowing what to do. The Negeri Sembilan state election also opens the way for Rafizi Ramli’s Party Bersama Malaysia to join in and acting as a wild card in the coming state elections.
Aminuddin has put immense pressure on Anwar to call a general election. However, it is sure that Amiruddin is acting upon Anwar’s approval. So, what we still don’t know if these state elections are just appetizers before the main event, or will be part of a general election. We should know this when the Melaka assembly disbands in the next few days to a week.
This means there must be a state election within 60 days of June 5, which will most probably be on the same day as the Johor state election. This has been forced up Pakatan Harapan as 14 UMNO assemblymen withdrew their support of the PKR MB Aminuddin on April 27.
This put great strain upon the national unity coalition at the time leading to conflicting states by political leaders in UMNO.
Even though Aminuddin’s Pakatan Harapan held only 17 seats in the 36-seat state assembly, it has governed unabated until now. UMNO leader pledged to continue supporting the Aminuddin led state government.
It was also rumored that Pakatan Harapan (PH) had decided on the number of seats each party will contest - PKR to contest 16 seats, DAP with 11 seats and Amanah with 9 seats. It would be assumed that UMNO will contest all of the 36 seats under the Barisan Nasional in the coming polls.
Just recently, UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the party’s lineup in Johor will consist of a mixture of incumbents and new faces across Johor’s 56 seats. There was to be a meeting between Zahid and prime minister Anwar Ibrahim to sort out seat allocations between PH and BN. This hasn’t occurred.
The failure to have any meeting between Zahid and Anwar and Aminuddin’s dissolution of the Negeri Sembilan state assembly now turns up the heat for Malaysian politics.
Effectively, there is no more unity government, remaining in name only, with the dissolution of the Melaka state assembly expected soon. The heat between PKR and UMNO is now rising with the DAP not knowing what to do. The Negeri Sembilan state election also opens the way for Rafizi Ramli’s Party Bersama Malaysia to join in and acting as a wild card in the coming state elections.
Aminuddin has put immense pressure on Anwar to call a general election. However, it is sure that Amiruddin is acting upon Anwar’s approval. So, what we still don’t know if these state elections are just appetizers before the main event, or will be part of a general election. We should know this when the Melaka assembly disbands in the next few days to a week.
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