Malaysia’s Reform Coalition Faces New Strain as Rafizi and Nik Nazmi Exit PKR to Lead Bersama
Two former Malaysian ministers, Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, have resigned from PKR, vacated their parliamentary seats, and moved to take over the minor Bersama party, citing the need to avoid perceptions of party-hopping under post-2022 rules. While Anwar Ibrahim’s majority is not immediately affected, the split may intensify by-election and snap-election dynamics and test Pakatan Harapan’s reform narrative amid cost-of-living pressures.