Malaysia National Alliance Party

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Malaysia National Alliance Party
Malay nameParti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia
ڤرتي ايكتن بڠسا مليسيا
Chinese name馬來西亞國家聯盟黨
马来西亚国家联盟党
Mǎláixīyà guójiā liánméng dǎng
AbbreviationIKATAN
President Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
Secretary-GeneralTengku Ahmad Mudzaffar Bin Tengku Zaid
Founded7 June 2012
Legalised15 May 2015
Split from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Headquarters Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ideology Islamic democracy
Social justice
Political position Centre-left
National affiliation Gagasan Sejahtera (2016–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (2020–2022)
Barisan Nasional (since 2022)
Colours  Red, white and black
SloganUnity, Progress, Fairness, Happiness (English)
Bersatu, Maju, Adil, Bahagia (Malay)
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
0 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:
0 / 587
Party flag
Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia Flag and Logo.svg
Website
ikatan.org

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The Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia (English: Malaysia National Alliance Party; often known by its acronym: IKATAN) is a political party in Malaysia formed on 7 June 2012 by the former United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) cabinet minister and veteran, Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir along with a few former UMNO members. [1] The party was forced to wait for more than two years for approval from the Registrar of Societies (RoS). In February 2013, Abdul Kadir dragged the RoS to High Court for them to approve the party. [2] The party was later approved on 15 May 2015. [3]

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The party intends to bring the original ideas and politics principles of Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Malaysian Prime Minister and Father of Independence. [4] The party said that they are not pro-government nor pro-opposition. [5]

In 2016 IKATAN however together with opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) formed Gagasan Sejahtera (GS), an informal political Third Force alliance. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Joined later by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA), [11] the three opposition parties under GS alliance contested using PAS logo in the 2018 general elections (GE14), including IKATAN in some 'unwinnable' non-Muslim seats. [12] [13] IKATAN failed to win a single state or parliamentary seat in the seats it had contested with only PAS managed to win seats in the election, securing 18. [N 1] . The party is currently unrepresented in the Dewan Rakyat and in all of the state legislative assemblies.

On 26 October 2022, IKATAN chose to support BN. IKATAN's Head of Information, Nik Marhalim Mohd Bakri, said in the spirit of ummah unification, then IKATAN chose to support BN in GE-15.

Structure and membership

Current office bearers





General election results

ElectionTotal seats wonSeats contestedTotal votesVoting PercentageOutcome of electionElection leader
2018
0 / 222
1TBDTBDTBD (Gagasan Sejahtera) Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
2022
0 / 222
1TBDTBDTBD (Friends of Barisan Nasional) Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir

See also

Notes

  1. In the 2018 balloting, the party formed the Ideas of Prosperity (Gagasan Sejahtera - GS) coalition with the Malaysia National Alliance Party (Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia - IKATAN) The PAS joined the 2020 PN coalition government. [14]

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