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Perikatan Nasional
The latest news and top stories on Perikatan Nasional (PN). A Malaysian-based political coalition, PN is dedicated to political governance and replacing the previously governing Pakatan Harapan. Its main areas of focus include upholding the Malaysian Constitution, advocating for national unity and engaging in opposition politics.
Motorcycles pass campaign flags for Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2022. Photo: AP
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Malaysia’s opposition bloc declared invalid, but limited gains for Anwar

Malaysia’s main opposition deregistration before state polls has sparked government bias claims, and rival Umno may reap the rewards.

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Malaysia’s Melaka sets election date as BN, PAS near alliance against Anwar

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Malaysia’s Anwar faces political reckoning in Melaka as state calls for poll

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Malaysian councillor resigns after DAP remarks at Umno assembly

In his speech at the Umno assembly, Zaidi claimed DAP feared losing power if Malays and Muslims came together.

Mohd Zaidi Mohd Said is Umno division chief for Permatang Pauh. Photo: Facebook/mohdzaidi.mohdsaid
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Will Malaysia’s Umno pull the plug on coalition partner PH?

Umno has been buoyed by recent state victories and growing talk of a new alignment to consolidate the Malay vote.

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Umno seeks early Malaysian election to cement conservative Malay bloc

Umno is deepening ties with PAS, buoyed by recent state victories and growing talk of a new alignment to consolidate the Malay vote.

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Malaysia’s PAS eyes new pecking order as it rekindles ties with Umno

Analysts say their renewed courtship gives Umno greater leverage over Anwar while allowing both sides to test cooperation limits.

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang (centre, in vest) attends the party’s annual convention Kota Bharu, Malaysia, on Friday. Photo: Facebook/abdulhadiawang
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Malaysia’s DAP backs Anwar’s alliance but faces growing pressure for reform

The party risks further erosion of its credibility unless it can push through concrete reforms before the next general election, analysts say.

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Malaysia’s Anwar slams ‘political drama’ over Tabung Haji debate walkout

Opposition lawmakers had asked for the special session on the pilgrimage savings fund to be postponed until the prime minister’s return.

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In Malaysia, Nurul Izzah’s PKR exit deepens questions over Anwar’s leadership

Having his daughter quit as deputy president of the party he founded is going to be a huge political setback for the prime minister, analysts say.

PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar poses with her father, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Photo: Instagram/n_izzah
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Three strikes, DAP’s out? Loss in Malaysia’s third state poll rattles coalition

DAP chief Anthony Loke’s defeat in Chennah, which he has represented for 13 years, is a big blow to the ruling coalition’s largest party.

DAP chairman Gobind Singh Deo (left) consoles Anthony Loke after he loses his Chennah seat on Saturday. Photo: Facebook/DAPMalaysia
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Malaysia’s Anwar suffers another election loss to BN in Negeri Sembilan

BN and partner PN secure a supermajority of 25 state assembly seats, out of a total of 36, versus PH’s 11.

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Malaysian police receive report against Sanusi over race-linked campaign remarks

The Kedah chief minister says Malaysian Chinese and Indians have other homelands whereas the Malays have only Malaysia.

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Fall in line or resign: Malaysia’s Anwar reins in partners ahead of state poll

The prime minister has threatened to remove ministers and senior officers attacking fellow federal partners during the Negeri Sembilan poll.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference at the federal government office in Putrajaya on July 9. Photo: AFP
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Can Malaysia’s PAS deliver the votes in Negeri Sembilan despite Johor wipeout?

The party says it helped BN secure victory in Johor and has promoted cooperation with the coalition for the coming Negeri Sembilan election.

Supporters of PAS, Malaysia’s largest Islamist party, in 2018. Photo: AFP
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BN cruises to victory in Malaysia’s Johor, in blow to Anwar and PH

Barisan Nasional has won 48 out of 56 seats, with its leaders hoping the victory will ‘trigger a blue wave’ in future elections.

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Johor votes on Saturday. Polymarket has already called it

As the Malaysian state heads to the polls, a prediction market banned elsewhere in Asia gives one coalition a 93 per cent chance of winning.

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Can Malaysia’s unity government survive a major BN win in state polls?

A strong showing by the Malay-led bloc in the coming polls could pressure Anwar into calling for an early general election, analysts say.

A police stands guard between supporters of Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan in Malaysia in 2022. Photo: Reuters
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Malaysia’s Johor election campaign begins as federal allies clash

Ruling partners Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional will both contest all 56 seats, alongside 60 other candidates in a crowded 14-day race.

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‘No DAP’: could Johor state election disrupt Malaysia’s unity coalition?

The refusal to work with DAP could be a defensive move to shore up BN’s Malay base in Johor ahead of the July 11 polls, analysts say.

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Malaysia’s fight for Malay votes becomes a multiparty scrum

Five Malay parties, one electorate. Strip away ‘the logos and personalities’ and is there really any difference between them?

Malaysian voters show their fingers dipped in ink after voting in the last general election in 2022. Photo: Bernama/dpa
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Malaysia’s opposition bloc in turmoil as PAS cuts ties with Bersatu

The Islamist party’s break with Muhyiddin Yassin’s Bersatu guts the Perikatan Nasional coalition with key elections looming.

PAS supporters gather in Pekan, Malaysia, on election nomination day in 2018. Photo: AFP
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Second snap state poll in Malaysia signals cracks in Anwar’s coalition

The state’s snap poll follows Johor’s dissolution, exposing local rivalries that could undermine the prime minister’s federal coalition.

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Malaysia’s new university rules rekindle multilingualism debate

The decision to allow new admission pathways to public universities has triggered concern about the future of Malay-medium education.

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Malaysia’s Umno banks on Johor state election to lure Malay votes in stronghold

The Umno-led BN coalition defends its decision not to partner with PH in Johor, saying the election is to win the voters’ mandate again.

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Supporters of Malaysia’s Barisan National coalition led by Umno, wave flags outside the nomination centre in Langkawi Island in November 2022. Photo: AP
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Snap polls in Malaysia’s Johor set up clash between Anwar’s ruling allies

The state contest is set to pit federal partners PH and BN against each other despite their power-sharing pact in Putrajaya.

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An Umno flag outside the party’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur in July 2021. Johor, Umno’s birthplace and a traditional Barisan Nasional stronghold, will hold a state election within 60 days after its legislature was dissolved on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Spoiler alert: why Malaysia’s Anwar should be wary of Rafizi’s Bersama party

Bersama may not have political clout to bring down the prime minister but may chip away support among his reformist base, analysts say.

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Between hope and reality – Umno’s plan to go solo a test of political waters

The party says a solo bid can help it win up to 60 seats in the next election and give it leverage to decide on coalition partners.

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