Gerakan, MIPP akan ikut ke mana saja PAS pergi, kata penganalisis

Sivamurugan Pandian, an analyst from Universiti Sains Malaysia, has stated that Perikatan Nasional (PN) might lose its name and logo if its registration is cancelled, but the component parties Gerakan and Parti Rakyat India Malaysia (MIPP) are expected to stick with PAS. He believes that Gerakan and MIPP may prefer PN to continue existing, but they could also join PAS in a new political coalition if the registration of PN is cancelled.

"They want to keep PN, but if Bersatu tends to work with Pakatan Harapan (PH), the advantages for Bersatu to keep PN, as long as PN's registration is not cancelled. If that happens, PAS, Wawasan, Gerakan and MIPP might revive MN as a new coalition, referring to Muafakat Nasional. The Registration of Associations Department (JPPM) has suspended PN after issuing a notice to the coalition to explain the complaint raised by Bersatu.

The suspension, valid until September 23, aims to prevent PN from further violating regulations. Lau Zhe Wei, an analyst from Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, stated that the relationships among parties within PN are more important than its formal structure. "If PN is cancelled, they can form another coalition with a different name and establish the same structure.

If there's not enough time to form a new coalition before the elections, they can contest on a different party's ticket, most likely PAS or Wawasan." He noted that the decision of Gerakan and MIPP to stay in PN shows they are more comfortable being with PAS rather than Bersatu. "If Gerakan or MIPP are closer to Bersatu and want to continue working with that party, they can leave PN and form another coalition or join Bersatu.

However, this is not likely to happen within a few months. They seem comfortable staying in PN, or in other words, with PAS."