Perikatan Nasional


Perikatan Nasional is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of right-wing and far-right political parties. It is the second largest political coalition in Dewan Rakyat with 74 seats after Pakatan Harapan with 81 seats.
Previously known as the Persatuan Perikatan Parti Malaysia. The coalition consists of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party, Malaysian Islamic Party, Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia and Malaysian Indian People's Party.
Perikatan Nasional was formed early in the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis with the intention of replacing the Pakatan Harapan government. Muhyiddin Yassin, then the de facto leader of PN, was appointed the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia, bringing the informal political coalition into government. It formed a coalition government with Barisan Nasional, Gabungan Parti Sarawak, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah and other political parties which ruled from 2020 to 2022. Following Muhyiddin's resignation as prime minister in 2021, the coalition continued to participate in government under prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Following the 2022 election, coalition deputy chairman Hamzah Zainudin became Leader of the Opposition.
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History

Formation

As an informal coalition, Perikatan Nasional was formed by the Malaysian United Indigenous Party, Malaysian Islamic Party, Barisan Nasional, Gabungan Parti Sarawak, and Homeland Solidarity Party at the beginning of the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis in a bid to replace the then ruling Pakatan Harapan government.
Having proven to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong that the coalition held a majority of seats in the Dewan Rakyat and supported his candidacy, the coalition's de facto leader Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia on 1 March 2020.
As a formal coalition, it consisted of BERSATU, PAS, and STAR at the time of its registration in August 2020. It was expanded to include the Sabah Progressive Party that month, followed by Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia in February 2021, and later the Malaysian Indian People's Party in April 2024.

Since 2020

The coalition's first election was the 2020 Sabah state election, where it won 17 state assembly seats as part of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah coalition. It also participated in the 2021 Malacca state election and the 2022 Johor state election.
In 2021, Muhyiddin resigned as prime minister after losing his majority in parliament, with the United Malays National Organisation, a major component of BN, having pulled its support.
Following the coaliton's decision to contest in the 2025 Sabah state election, the SAPP exited the coalition.

Member parties



Former member parties

Organisational structure

Chairman:

Elected representatives

Dewan Negara (Senate)

Senators

Kedah State Legislative Assembly:

Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament

Perikatan Nasional has 66 MPs in the Dewan Rakyat as shown below.

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Malaysian State Assembly Representatives

Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Perak State Legislative Assembly
Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Penang State Legislative Assembly
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Johor State Legislative Assembly
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

Government offices

State governments

Perlis Kelantan Terengganu Kedah Sabah Perak Johor Pahang Malacca
Note: bold for coalition lead, italic as junior partner

Election results

State election results timeline