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The People's Alternative Party or in Malay Parti Alternatif Rakyat (abbrev: PAP) is a political party in Malaysia formed by a group of former Democratic Action Party (DAP) leaders and members led by former DAP vice-chairman Zulkifli Mohd Noor.[1][2]

The PAP is based in Penang and intends to provide Malaysians with an alternative to Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan.[1][2][3][4] The Registrar of Societies (RoS) approved PAP's registration as a political party on 30 October 2015.[5]

On 27 February 2018, founder Zulkifli Mohd Noor resigned and left the party, along with nine other central executive committee members after A. David Dass hijacked the party and become president, formed a new central executive committee and brought in mostly ethnic Indian members to fill the vacated posts.[6][7] In the 2018 Malaysian general election (GE14), PAP partnered with the PAS-led Gagasan Sejahtera but failed in their maiden election with all their candidates having lost their deposits.[8][9][10]

General election result

Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader
2018
0 / 222
1 302 0.00% Steady0 seat; No representation in Parliament
(Gagasan Sejahtera)
A. David Dass

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Athi Shankar (16 September 2014). "EX-DAP MEMBERS FORM NEW PARTY". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b Opalyn Mok (16 September 2014). "Ex-DAP veteran forms new party as 'alternative' to BN, Pakatan". The Malay Mail Online. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ^ ROYCE TAN (16 September 2014). "New political party, PAP, awaits registration". The Star Online. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. ^ Ian McIntyre (8 June 2015). "Optimism as Malaysia's latest political party, PAP, awaits registration". the heat malaysia. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  5. ^ Baradan Kuppusamy (4 November 2015). "ROS approves new political party". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  6. ^ Pap Malaysia
  7. ^ Zulkifli and nine party leaders bid farewell to PAP
  8. ^ Muhammad Yusri Muzamir (27 April 2018). "PAS PP umum calon DHPP, Gagasan Sejahtera" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  9. ^ Uhammad Yusri Muzamir (27 April 2018). "Pas PP announces GE14 candidates for DHPP, Gagasan Sejahtera". New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  10. ^ "GE14: Penang PAS announces candidates of strategic partners". The Sun. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.


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