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Two former Malaysian ministers announce resignations from parliament seats

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Malaysia's Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Nik Nazmi Bin Nik Ahmad delivers a statement during the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 19, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Malaysia's Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Nik Nazmi Bin Nik Ahmad delivers a statement during the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 19, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Maxim Shemetov Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR - Two prominent former Malaysian ministers announced on Sunday they would vacate their parliamentary seats and resign from their current party, PKR, to join a new party that they have taken over.

Rafizi Ramli, the former economy minister, and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, the former natural resources and environmental sustainability minister, said they would vacate their respective parliamentary seats on Monday and would write to inform the House speaker of their resignations.

(Reporting by Ashley Tang; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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This story was originally published May 17, 2026 at 1:37 AM.

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