Formation As an informal coalition, Perikatan Nasional was formed by the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU),
Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),
Barisan Nasional (BN),
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), and
Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) at the beginning of the
2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis in a bid to replace the then ruling
Pakatan Harapan (PH) 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 (SAPP) that month, followed by
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) in February 2021, and later the
Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) 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 (UMNO), 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 ==