Barisan Alternatif
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Barisan Alternatif was a Malaysian opposition political coalition formed in the late 1990s that united several parties against the long-ruling Barisan Nasional government.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malaysian political alliance
ⓘ
political coalition ⓘ |
| achieved | significant gains in Malay-majority constituencies in 1999 election ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Reformasi movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorSymbolism | used various party colors rather than a single coalition color ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| DAPWithdrewOver | PAS’s Islamic state policies ⓘ |
| electoralLevel |
federal elections
ⓘ
state elections ⓘ |
| electoralStrategy | seat-sharing arrangement among member parties ⓘ |
| experienced |
disagreements between PAS and DAP
ⓘ
internal tensions over Islamic state agenda ⓘ |
| focusedOn |
abuse of power
ⓘ
issues of corruption ⓘ judicial independence ⓘ |
| formedAsResponseTo |
Reformasi movement in Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sacking of Anwar Ibrahim in 1998 ⓘ |
| formedInDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| goal |
to challenge Barisan Nasional’s dominance
ⓘ
to coordinate opposition parties in elections ⓘ |
| hadHeadquartersIn | Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | opposition politics ⓘ |
| language | Malay ⓘ |
| mainChineseBasedComponent | Democratic Action Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainMalayComponent | Parti Islam Se-Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainMultiracialComponent | Parti Keadilan Nasional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberParty |
Democratic Action Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parti Islam Se-Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Parti Keadilan Nasional NERFINISHED ⓘ Parti Rakyat Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInMalay | Barisan Alternatif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElection | 1999 Malaysian general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Barisan Nasional
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Malays National Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionRole | coordinating parliamentary opposition to Barisan Nasional ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | parliamentary democracy in Malaysia ⓘ |
| position | centre-left to left-wing ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
PAS winning control of Kelantan state government in 1999
ⓘ
PAS winning control of Terengganu state government in 1999 ⓘ |
| sawWithdrawalOf | Democratic Action Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | BA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Pakatan Harapan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakatan Rakyat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedName | Alternative Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOpposition | multi-ethnic opposition coalition ⓘ |
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