People's Alliance | |
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Malay name | Pakatan Rakyat ڤاكتن رعيت |
Chinese name | 人民联盟 Rénmín Liánméng |
Tamil name | பக்காத்தான் ராக்யாட் Pakkāttāṉ Rākyāṭ |
Abbreviation | PR |
Leader | Anwar Ibrahim |
Founded | 1 April 2008 |
Dissolved | 16 June 2015 |
Preceded by | Barisan Alternatif |
Succeeded by | Pakatan Harapan and Gagasan Sejahtera |
Headquarters | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (PKR) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (DAP & PAS) Kuching, Malaysia (SNAP) |
Newspaper | Suara Keadilan The Rocket Harakah |
Membership | People's Justice Party (PKR) Democratic Action Party (DAP) Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Sarawak National Party (SNAP) April 2010 – May 2011 |
Ideology | Reformism |
Political position | Big-tent |
Colours | Orange and white |
Slogan | Berpadu, Berubah, Berkat |
Election symbol | |
Website | |
pakatanrakyat.my | |
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The People's Alliance (Malay: Pakatan Rakyat; abbrev: PR) was an informal Malaysian political coalition and successor to Barisan Alternatif (BA).[1] The political coalition was formed by the People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP), and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) on 1 April 2008, after the 12th Malaysian general election, having previously formed the Barisan Alternatif (Alternative Front) in the 10th general election. On 20 April 2010, the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) officially joined as a member of the Pakatan Rakyat after being expelled from Barisan Nasional, but quit the coalition on 6 May 2011.[2][3] The DAP declared the coalition "dead" on 16 June 2015, citing the inability of the rest of the alliance to work with PAS, after PAS's congress passed the motion to sever ties with DAP without debate. It was succeeded by Pakatan Harapan and Gagasan Sejahtera.[4]