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The Negri Sembilan Palace has formally cautioned political parties against exploiting the royal institution in their state election campaigns, underlining traditional boundaries between monarchy and electoral politics.
Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has urged all political parties to refrain from discussing race, religion and royalty matters during the Negri Sembilan election campaign.
Negeri Sembilan's palace has instructed all contesting political parties to keep the royal institution out of their campaign activities, emphasising the monarchy's strict neutrality and role as a unifying symbol.