Perikatan Nasional

Perikatan Nasional
English nameNational Alliance
AbbreviationPN
ChairmanAhmad Samsuri Mokhtar
Secretary-GeneralTakiyuddin Hassan
SpokespersonAnnuar Musa
Deputy Chairman
Treasurer-GeneralMuhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Women ChiefNolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi
Youth ChiefAfnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden
Elections DirectorMohd Radzi Md Jidin
FounderMuhyiddin Yassin
Founded29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)
Registered7 August 2020
Split fromPakatan Harapan (2020)
HeadquartersTingkat 8, Menara Yayasan Selangor, No 18A Jalan Persiaran Barat PJS 52 46200 Petaling Jaya
NewspaperHarakah
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
National affiliationBarisan Nasional
(2020–2022)
Regional affiliationGabungan Rakyat Sabah (2020–2022)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (2020–2022)
Member parties
Colours    Dark blue and white
Slogan"Mengeratkan perpaduan"
("Strengthen unity")
"Satukan rakyat bersama Perikatan Nasional"
("Unite the people with the National Alliance!")
"Bersih dan Stabil"
("Clean and Stable")
AnthemKami Perikatan Nasional
Dewan Negara
7 / 70
Dewan Rakyat
62 / 222
State Legislative Assemblies
203 / 611
Chief minister of states
4 / 13
Election symbol

(apart from the states of Kelantan and Terengganu)

(Only in Kelantan and Terengganu)
Party flag
Website
Official party website
Campaign website

Perikatan Nasional (PN; English: National Alliance) 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 (PH) with 81 seats.

Previously known as the Persatuan Perikatan Parti Malaysia (PPPM; English: Malaysian Party Alliance Association). The coalition consists of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) and Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP).

Perikatan Nasional was formed early in the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis with the intention of replacing the Pakatan Harapan (PH) 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 (BN), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) 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.