PKR, DAP And PAS Plan To Formalise Cooperation - Bernama

PETALING JAYA, April 1 (Bernama) -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), DAP and PAS Tuesday agreed to consolidate the cooperation between the three parties and proposed their alliance be called the "Pakatan Rakyat" (People's Pact).

PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang, PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang and PKR president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail had all agreed that the move to formalise the alliance be brought back to their respective parties for approval.

"The name will be adopted once all the three parties give the green light," he told reporters after holding a meeting for the purpose with the heads of the three opposition parties at the PKR's headquarters here.

He said down the road a leadership council would be formed for the pact to give it "teeth".

Anwar said once the pact was formalised, he would only chair its meetings but would not lead it.

He also said that the three parties would be holding a national convention on April 27 to help increase understanding and cooperation among their members of parliament and state assemblymen.

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