"Mengeratkan perpaduan" ("Strengthen unity") "Satukan rakyat bersama Perikatan Nasional" ("Unite the people with the National Alliance!") "Bersih dan Stabil" ("Clean and Stable")
Since the morning of 23 February 2020, a faction fromParti Keadilan Rakyat led by its deputy presidentAzmin Ali who also served asMinister of Economic Affairs, BERSATU's Supreme Council,Muafakat Nasional ofMalaysian Islamic Party-United Malays National Organisation pact retreat, UMNO's own Supreme Council, and GPS's member of the parliament; all held separate meetings in various locations.[13] These meetings, particularly that of BERSATU and Azmin Ali's faction led to rumours that the formation of a new governing coalition was being undertaken.[14] Later in the evening, an entourage of party leaders including Azmin, BERSATU President and then-Minister of Home Affairs Muhiyiddin, UMNO presidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi, PAS presidentHadi Awang, GPS chairmanAbang Johari Openg andParti Warisan Sabah presidentShafie Apdal arrived at theIstana Negara to seek an audience with theYang di-Pertuan Agong[15] It was rumoured that the leaders were there to brief the Agong about the formation government and to declare their support for a new prime minister, effectively blocking PKR's presidentAnwar Ibrahim from the position.[16][17] Once the meeting had concluded, several opposition party leaders, including UMNO'sIsmail Sabri Yaakob and PAS's Hadi Awang then joined Azmin's supporters atSheraton Hotel inPetaling Jaya.[18] The purpose of the gathering was later revealed to be a dinner event called"Majlis Makan Malam Muafakat Ahli Parlimen" celebrating the achievement of a "consensus" among MPs, of which 131 were in attendance, from both the government and opposition.[19][20] This sparked controversy as people began to wonder of the purpose and meaning of the event, causing a split in the Pakatan Harapan coalition. The events that day were dubbed the "Sheraton Move",[21] and it was known as one of the longest Sundays in Malaysian politics.[22]
It was later confirmed by former prime minister of Malaysia,Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak, that he, as well as MPs from the UMNO, signedstatutory declarations in support of the then-Prime Minister of Malaysia,Mahathir Mohamad lead an alliance called Perikatan Nasional; however, their agreement was conditional.[23]
On the following day, Azmin Ali and PKR vice-presidentZuraida Kamaruddin were sacked from the party, as announced by secretary general,Saifuddin Nasution Ismail that afternoon,[24] as several other members of the party announced their departure from the party in solidarity with the two.[25] Following this, Mahathir announced his resignation from his position as prime minister,[26] and BERSATU President, Muhyiddin Yassin, announced that the party would officially leave the Pakatan Harapan coalition.[27] This caused the coalition to lose its majority in the Dewan Rakyat, marking the downfall of the almost 2 year old Pakatan Harapan government.[28]
The royal palace announced that the Agong had accepted Mahathir's resignation and appointed him as interim prime minister in order to oversee the country's administration until the formation of a new government.[29][30]
Having other plans in mind, Mahathir decided to call for all MPs to unite under a non-partisanunity government, where all parties in parliament would take part in the government.[31] This was rejected by almost every other party as they refused to be in the same government as their rivals, most notably Muafakat Nasional (UMNO and PAS) and the DAP. Muafakat Nasional called for the dissolution of the parliament and snap elections, stating that the only solution was by letting the people choose the government.[32]
To resolve the issue, the Agong summoned every member of the Dewan Rakyat for an audience so that he may interview each of them personally so as to determine who had the support of the majority of parliament to form a new government as prime minister. This is because Article 43 (2) (a) of theFederal Constitution of Malaysia states that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall need to appoint the Prime Minister from among the members of the Dewan Rakyat, who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the parliament. However, none of them gained the majority support of the parliament, that is at least 112 members, since Barisan Nasional and PAS voted for the dissolution of the parliament, while Pakatan Harapan and BERSATU named Anwar Ibrahim and Mahathir respectively.
On the afternoon of 28 February, BERSATU Secretary-General Datuk Marzuki Yahaya announced that all of its 36 MPs have decided on nominating party president Muhyiddin for the position of Prime Minister instead of Mahathir.[33] However, a number of BERSATU MPs later denied that they had nominated Muhiyiddin and were still supporting Mahathir. In the evening, both Barisan Nasional and Muafakat Nasional also announced their support for Muhiyiddin to succeed Mahathir as the next prime minister.[34] This was soon followed by claims made by political analysts in Sabah and Sarawak that local parties such as GBS, GPS, and Warisan intended to support Muhiyiddin as prime minister, securing him a majority in parliament.[35]
On the evening of 29 February 2020, the Agong announced that Muhyiddin had gained majority support and was appointed as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He was sworn in the following day atIstana Negara.
The official logo of the Coalition Government, the National Alliance Government before being registered as an official political party in August 2020.[36]The official logo of National Alliance after registered as an official political party in August 2020.[36]
This coalition previously preceded by the Malaysian Party Alliance Association or also known as thePersatuan Perikatan Parti Malaysia (PPPM).[7] This association was led by two leaders, Tan SriMuhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri PanglimaJeffrey Gapari Kitingan (Leadership from, 3 March 2020 - 24 March 2020).[37]
On 17 May 2020, the leaders of BERSATU, BN, PAS, GPS, PBS, and STAR issued a joint statement saying that all their 111 MPs support formalising the Perikatan Nasional alliance which was previously an ad hoc agreement and also a political association. The parties' leaders also announced that they had been working on a memorandum of understanding to facilitate cooperation within the PN alliance. Key provisions of the MOU include upholding theMalaysian Constitution, the sovereignty of the Malay Rulers, the principles ofRukun Negara, and ensuring the welfare and interest of Malaysians of all religions and race.[38][4] The Registrar of Societies (RoS) confirmed on 14 September 2020 that Perikatan Nasional was registered on 7 August 2020 asParti Perikatan Nasional (lit.'Perikatan Nasional Party').[39]
^From March 2020 to July 2021 as the senior partner in a coalition government, junior partner from August 2021 to October 2022
^A large part of Sabah BERSATU leadership underHajiji Noor resigned on 10 December 2022. New leadership underRonald Kiandee confirmed allegiance with PN on 11 December 2022.[41]
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