Pakatan Harapan | |
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| English name | Alliance of Hope |
| Chinese name | 希望联盟 Xīwàng liánméng |
| Tamil name | நம்பிக்கை கூட்டணி Nampikkai kūṭṭaṇi |
| Abbreviation | PH |
| President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Chairman | Anwar Ibrahim |
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| Founded | 22 September 2015 |
| Legalised | 16 May 2018[1] |
| Preceded by | Pakatan Rakyat |
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| Student wing | Pakatan Harapan Students |
| Youth wing | Pakatan Harapan Youth |
| Women's wing | Pakatan Harapan Women |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Social democracy Progressivism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | National Unity Government (since 2022) |
| Regional affiliation | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2023) |
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| Dewan Negara | 16 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat | 81 / 222 |
| State Legislative Assemblies | 141 / 611 |
| Chief minister of states | 3 / 13 |
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| pakatanharapan 2022 campaign website | |
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The Alliance of Hope, officially Pakatan Harapan (PH; stylised as HARAPAN), is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has led a grand coalition government since November 2022, having previously led a single-coalition government from May 2018 to February 2020.
It is currently the largest coalition in the Dewan Rakyat with 81 seats and is part of the state governments of seven of 13 states in the country, comprising Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pahang, Malacca and Sabah. It also provides confidence and supply in Johor for its state government led by Barisan Nasional (BN).
The coalition consists of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), People's Justice Party (PKR), National Trust Party (AMANAH), and United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO).
The coalition deposed the Barisan Nasional coalition government during the 2018 Malaysian general election, ending its 60-year-long reign (counted together with its predecessor, Alliance) since independence. Pakatan fell from power as a result of the 2020 Malaysian political crisis, when its chairman and then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned from office, and his Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) left the coalition along with 11 members of parliament from PKR.[2]
After the 2022 Malaysian general election resulted in a hung parliament, Pakatan Harapan entered into coalition with Barisan Nasional (BN), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), WARISAN, Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA), Social Democratic Harmony Party (KDM), and independents to form what is commonly referred to as a national unity government, with PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister.
- ^ Yimie Yong (17 May 2018). "It's official! Pakatan gets its certificate of registration from RoS". The Star. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Teoh, Shannon (24 February 2020). "Mahathir resigns as Malaysian Prime Minister, PH loses majority after MPs leave". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.