People's Alternative Party

{{Short description|Political party of Malaysia}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = People's Alternative Party

| native_name =

| lang1 = Malay

| name_lang1 = Parti Alternatif Rakyat

| abbreviation = PAP

| logo = File:People's Alternative Party logo.png

| president = A. David Dass

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| ideology = Centrism
Liberal democracy

| headquarters = Penang

| international =

| country = Malaysia

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| founder = Zulkifli Mohd Noor

| foundation = 30 October 2015

| split = Democratic Action Party (DAP)

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| national = Gagasan Sejahtera (Strategic partner)

| colours = White, blue

| colorcode = #113B53

| seats1_title = Dewan Negara:

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|70|#113B53}}

| seats2_title = Dewan Rakyat:

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|222|#113B53}}

| seats3_title = Dewan Undangan Negeri:

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|587|#113B53}}

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{{Politics of Malaysia}}

The People's Alternative Party or in Malay Parti Alternatif Rakyat (abbrev: PAP) is a political party in Malaysia formed by a group of former Democratic Action Party (DAP) leaders and members led by former DAP vice-chairman Zulkifli Mohd Noor.{{cite news|url=http://www.malaysia-today.net/ex-dap-members-form-new-party/|title=EX-DAP MEMBERS FORM NEW PARTY|date=16 September 2014|author=Athi Shankar|work=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=7 April 2016|archive-date=3 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003173712/http://www.malaysia-today.net/ex-dap-members-form-new-party/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/ex-dap-veteran-forms-new-party-as-alternative-to-bn-pakatan|title=Ex-DAP veteran forms new party as 'alternative' to BN, Pakatan |date=16 September 2014|author=Opalyn Mok|work=The Malay Mail Online|access-date=7 April 2016}}

The PAP is based in Penang and intends to provide Malaysians with an alternative to Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan.{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2014/09/16/new-political-party-pap/|title=New political party, PAP, awaits registration |date=16 September 2014|author= ROYCE TAN |work=The Star Online|access-date=7 April 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.theheatmalaysia.com/LIFE/Optimism-as-Malaysia-s-latest-political-party-PAP-awaits-registration |title=Optimism as Malaysia's latest political party, PAP, awaits registration |date=8 June 2015|author= Ian McIntyre |work=the heat malaysia|access-date=7 April 2016}} The Registrar of Societies (RoS) approved PAP's registration as a political party on 30 October 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1602486|title=ROS approves new political party |date=4 November 2015|author=Baradan Kuppusamy|work=The Sun Daily|access-date=7 April 2016}}

On 27 February 2018, founder Zulkifli Mohd Noor resigned and left the party, along with nine other central executive committee members after A. David Dass hijacked the party and become president, formed a new central executive committee and brought in mostly ethnic Indian members to fill the vacated posts.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180502210941/http://www.singapore-elections.com/malaysia-political-parties/pap-malaysia.html Pap Malaysia]}}[https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2018/02/339533/zulkifli-and-nine-party-leaders-bid-farewell-pap Zulkifli and nine party leaders bid farewell to PAP] In the 2018 Malaysian general election (GE14), PAP partnered with the PAS-led Gagasan Sejahtera but failed in their maiden election with all their candidates having lost their deposits.{{cite web|url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2018/04/334247/pas-pp-umum-calon-dhpp-gagasan-sejahtera|title=PAS PP umum calon DHPP, Gagasan Sejahtera|author=Muhammad Yusri Muzamir|language=ms|publisher=Harian Metro|date=27 April 2018|access-date=23 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2018/04/362198/pas-pp-announces-ge14-candidates-dhpp-gagasan-sejahtera|title=Pas PP announces GE14 candidates for DHPP, Gagasan Sejahtera|author=Uhammad Yusri Muzamir|publisher=New Straits Times|date=27 April 2018|access-date=23 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://m.thesundaily.my/node/543390|title=GE14: Penang PAS announces candidates of strategic partners|work=The Sun|date=27 April 2018|access-date=23 June 2018}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}