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Pakatan Harapan was legally recognized on 22 September 2015, the same day it was founded.
Answer: False
Pakatan Harapan was founded on 22 September 2015, but its legal registration was not approved until 16 May 2018, and officially approved on 17 May 2018, after the 2018 general election.
Pakatan Harapan succeeded the Pakatan Rakyat coalition, which existed from 2008 to 2015.
Answer: True
Pakatan Harapan was indeed formed to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition, which was active from 2008 to 2015.
The Pakatan Rakyat coalition broke up due to disagreements over economic policies between its member parties.
Answer: False
The Pakatan Rakyat coalition dissolved in June 2015 primarily due to conflicts between PAS and DAP concerning the implementation of sharia law, not economic policies.
The Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) joined Pakatan Harapan in 2016.
Answer: False
BERSATU confirmed its commitment to joining Pakatan Harapan in November 2016 but officially became a member in March 2017.
Pakatan Harapan's registration was officially approved before the 2018 general election.
Answer: False
Pakatan Harapan's registration was officially approved on 17 May 2018, which was eight days after its victory in the 2018 general election, not before.
What is the English translation of Pakatan Harapan's name?
Answer: Alliance of Hope
The name 'Pakatan Harapan' translates to 'Alliance of Hope' in English, reflecting the coalition's aspirations.
When was Pakatan Harapan officially registered as a political entity?
Answer: 16 May 2018
Pakatan Harapan was officially legalized as a political entity on 16 May 2018, with its registration formally approved on 17 May 2018.
What was the primary reason for the break-up of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition in June 2015?
Answer: Conflict between PAS and DAP regarding sharia law.
The Pakatan Rakyat coalition dissolved in June 2015 primarily due to irreconcilable disagreements between the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and the Democratic Action Party (DAP) over the implementation of sharia law.
Which party was a former member of Pakatan Harapan from 2017 to 2020?
Answer: Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
The Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) was a member of Pakatan Harapan from 2017 until its withdrawal in 2020, contributing to the coalition's collapse.
The primary colors associated with Pakatan Harapan are blue and yellow, symbolizing unity and prosperity.
Answer: False
The official colors of Pakatan Harapan are red and white, not blue and yellow.
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is the current Chairman of Pakatan Harapan, while Anwar Ibrahim serves as President.
Answer: False
According to the provided information, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail serves as the President, while Anwar Ibrahim holds the position of Chairman.
The National Trust Party (AMANAH) is not a main component party of the Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Answer: False
The National Trust Party (AMANAH) is explicitly listed as one of the four main component parties of the Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Mahathir Mohamad was designated as the de facto leader of Pakatan Harapan in preparation for its registration.
Answer: False
Anwar Ibrahim was designated as the de facto leader, while Mahathir Mohamad was made the coalition's chairman in preparation for its registration.
Anthony Loke Siew Fook leads the Democratic Action Party (DAP) within the Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Answer: True
Anthony Loke Siew Fook is indeed the leader of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a major component of the Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Mahathir Mohamad served as the first Chairperson of Pakatan Harapan for over three years.
Answer: False
Mahathir Mohamad served as the first Chairperson of Pakatan Harapan for 2 years and 225 days, which is less than three years.
Rafizi Ramli is the current Communications Director for Pakatan Harapan.
Answer: False
Rafizi Ramli is the current Elections Director for Pakatan Harapan, while Fahmi Fadzil holds the position of Communications Director.
Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim holds the dual portfolios of Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
Answer: True
Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, representing PKR, currently holds the dual portfolios of Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
Fadhlina Sidek is the current Minister of Health within the Pakatan Harapan cabinet.
Answer: False
Fadhlina Sidek is the current Minister of Education, while Datuk Seri Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad holds the position of Minister of Health within the Pakatan Harapan cabinet.
Who currently serves as the President of Pakatan Harapan?
Answer: Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
As per the provided information, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail currently holds the position of President within Pakatan Harapan.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four main component parties of Pakatan Harapan?
Answer: Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
The four main component parties of Pakatan Harapan are the Democratic Action Party (DAP), the People's Justice Party (PKR), the National Trust Party (AMANAH), and the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO). BERSATU was a former member but is not currently listed as a main component.
Who was designated as the de facto leader of Pakatan Harapan in preparation for its registration?
Answer: Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim was designated as the de facto leader of Pakatan Harapan in preparation for its official registration, even while he was imprisoned.
Who is the current leader of the People's Justice Party (PKR) within Pakatan Harapan?
Answer: Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim currently serves as the leader of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a significant component party within the Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Who is the leader of the National Trust Party (AMANAH) within Pakatan Harapan?
Answer: Mohamad Sabu
Mohamad Sabu is the current leader of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan.
Who was the first Chairperson of Pakatan Harapan?
Answer: Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir Mohamad served as the first Chairperson of Pakatan Harapan from July 2017 to February 2020.
Who is the current Youth Chief of Pakatan Harapan?
Answer: Woo Kah Leong
Woo Kah Leong, representing DAP, holds the position of current Youth Chief of Pakatan Harapan.
Who holds the position of Chief Secretary in Pakatan Harapan's Central Leadership Council?
Answer: Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, from PKR, serves as the Chief Secretary in Pakatan Harapan's Central Leadership Council.
Who is the current Elections Director for Pakatan Harapan?
Answer: Rafizi Ramli
Rafizi Ramli, representing PKR, is the current Elections Director for Pakatan Harapan, responsible for overseeing the coalition's electoral strategies.
Who is the current Minister of Transport from Pakatan Harapan?
Answer: Anthony Loke Siew Fook
Anthony Loke Siew Fook, representing DAP, currently serves as the Minister of Transport within the Pakatan Harapan cabinet.
Pakatan Harapan's political ideology is primarily characterized by social conservatism and economic nationalism.
Answer: False
Pakatan Harapan's ideology is characterized by social liberalism, social democracy, and progressivism, positioning it as a centre-left political force.
Pakatan Harapan is a founding member of the Progressive Alliance, an international network of social democratic parties.
Answer: False
While the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component of Pakatan Harapan, is a founding member of the Progressive Alliance, Pakatan Harapan itself is not a member of any international political organizations.
The People's Justice Party (PKR) is currently an observer member of the Liberal International.
Answer: False
The People's Justice Party (PKR) was previously listed as an observer member of the Liberal International but has since been de-listed after its leader, Anwar Ibrahim, publicly denied the party's membership.
The National Trust Party (AMANAH) is primarily guided by conservative Islamic principles.
Answer: False
The National Trust Party (AMANAH) is guided by progressivism and Islamic modernism, aiming to integrate modern progressive values with Islamic principles, rather than conservative Islamic principles.
The United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) focuses on national unity and federal policies.
Answer: False
The United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) primarily advocates for Sabah regionalism, focusing on issues and interests specific to the state of Sabah, rather than national unity and federal policies broadly.
Which of the following is NOT a core ideology of Pakatan Harapan?
Answer: Authoritarianism
Pakatan Harapan's core ideologies include social liberalism, social democracy, and progressivism, making authoritarianism inconsistent with its stated principles.
Which component party of Pakatan Harapan is a founding member of the Progressive Alliance?
Answer: Democratic Action Party (DAP)
The Democratic Action Party (DAP), a key component of Pakatan Harapan, is a founding member of the Progressive Alliance, an international network of social democratic parties.
What are the core ideologies of the Democratic Action Party (DAP)?
Answer: Social democracy and multiculturalism
The Democratic Action Party (DAP) adheres to core ideologies of social democracy and multiculturalism, advocating for an equitable and inclusive society.
Pakatan Harapan currently holds the largest number of seats in the Dewan Rakyat, with 81 out of 222.
Answer: True
Pakatan Harapan currently holds 81 out of 222 seats in the Dewan Rakyat, making it the largest coalition in the Malaysian House of Representatives.
After the 2018 election, Pakatan Harapan commanded a two-thirds majority in the state legislative assemblies of Penang, Selangor, and Johor.
Answer: True
Following its victory in the 2018 general election, Pakatan Harapan secured a two-thirds majority in the state legislative assemblies of Penang, Selangor, and Johor.
Following the 2020 political crisis, Pakatan Harapan lost control over the state governments of Penang and Selangor.
Answer: False
While Pakatan Harapan lost control over several state governments (Johor, Malacca, Perak, and Kedah) after the 2020 political crisis, it retained control over Penang and Selangor.
In the 2022 Malaysian general election, Pakatan Harapan secured a simple majority of 112 seats to form the government.
Answer: False
In the 2022 Malaysian general election, Pakatan Harapan won the largest number of seats (82) but did not secure a simple majority of 112 seats, resulting in a hung parliament.
Perikatan Nasional became part of the national unity government after the 2022 general election.
Answer: False
Following the 2022 general election, Perikatan Nasional chose to sit as the official opposition, rather than joining the national unity government formed by Pakatan Harapan.
Pakatan Harapan has 20 senators in the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Malaysian Parliament.
Answer: True
Pakatan Harapan currently has 20 senators in the Dewan Negara, which is the upper house of the Malaysian Parliament.
Chow Kon Yeow (DAP) is the current Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan under Pakatan Harapan.
Answer: False
Chow Kon Yeow (DAP) is the Chief Minister of Penang, while Aminuddin Harun (PKR) is the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan.
Pakatan Harapan received a higher voting percentage in the 2022 Malaysian general election compared to the 2018 election.
Answer: False
Pakatan Harapan's voting percentage was 45.56% in the 2018 general election, which was higher than the 37.46% it received in the 2022 general election.
Pakatan Harapan won zero seats in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly in the 2018 elections.
Answer: True
In the 2018 state legislative assembly elections, Pakatan Harapan indeed won zero seats in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, as well as in Terengganu.
How many states in Malaysia currently have Pakatan Harapan as part of their state governments?
Answer: Seven
Pakatan Harapan is currently part of the state governments in seven of Malaysia's 13 states.
Which party announced its exit from Barisan Nasional to form a state government with WARISAN and Pakatan Harapan after the 2018 election?
Answer: United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO)
Following the 2018 election, the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) left Barisan Nasional to establish a state government in Sabah alongside WARISAN and Pakatan Harapan.
Which state government did Pakatan Harapan NOT lose control over after the 2020 political crisis?
Answer: Penang
Following the 2020 political crisis, Pakatan Harapan lost control over Johor, Malacca, Perak, and Kedah, but retained its state governments in Penang and Selangor.
What was the outcome of the 2022 Malaysian general election for Pakatan Harapan regarding government formation?
Answer: They won the largest number of seats but resulted in a hung parliament.
In the 2022 Malaysian general election, Pakatan Harapan secured the largest number of seats but did not achieve a simple majority, leading to a hung parliament.
What is the role of Perikatan Nasional in the Malaysian Parliament after the 2022 general election?
Answer: They sit as the official opposition.
After the formation of the national unity government in 2022, Perikatan Nasional opted to serve as the official opposition in the Malaysian Parliament.
How many senators does Pakatan Harapan have in the Dewan Negara?
Answer: 20
Pakatan Harapan holds 20 seats in the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Malaysian Parliament.
What was Pakatan Harapan's voting percentage in the 2018 Malaysian general election?
Answer: 45.56%
In the 2018 Malaysian general election, Pakatan Harapan achieved a voting percentage of 45.56% of the total votes cast.
In which state legislative assembly election in 2018 did Pakatan Harapan win 93% of the seats?
Answer: Penang State Legislative Assembly
Pakatan Harapan achieved its highest relative performance in the 2018 state legislative assembly elections in Penang, winning 37 out of 40 seats, which constitutes 93% of the total.
The 2018 Malaysian general election saw Pakatan Harapan successfully end Barisan Nasional's 60-year reign.
Answer: True
In a landmark political shift, Pakatan Harapan successfully deposed the Barisan Nasional coalition government in the 2018 Malaysian general election, ending its 60-year rule.
Pakatan Harapan was unable to register its common logo for the 2018 general election because it failed to submit the necessary paperwork on time.
Answer: False
The Registrar of Societies rejected Pakatan Harapan's initial logo, which was cited as the reason for its inability to be registered in time for the 2018 general election, not a failure to submit paperwork.
During the 2018 general election, Pakatan Harapan's component parties used their individual logos on the ballots.
Answer: False
To circumvent the issue of its unregistered logo, Pakatan Harapan's component parties primarily used the logo of the People's Justice Party (PKR) on the ballots, with exceptions for local party chapters in Sabah and Sarawak.
Pakatan Harapan secured an electoral pact with the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) before the 2018 general election.
Answer: True
Before the 2018 general election, Pakatan Harapan indeed formed an electoral pact with the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN).
Ross Tapsell criticized Pakatan Harapan for failing to establish an independent anti-corruption commission during its time in power.
Answer: False
Ross Tapsell actually noted Pakatan Harapan's efforts to establish an independent anti-corruption commission, though he criticized other shortcomings such as a lack of action on decentralization for Borneo states.
Pakatan Harapan fell from power in February 2020 due to a vote of no confidence in Parliament.
Answer: False
Pakatan Harapan's fall from power in February 2020 was triggered by Chairman Mahathir Mohamad's unexpected resignation as Prime Minister, followed by withdrawals from the coalition by BERSATU and some PKR members, rather than a vote of no confidence.
After Pakatan Harapan's collapse in 2020, Perikatan Nasional formed a new government with the support of Barisan Nasional.
Answer: True
Following Pakatan Harapan's collapse in February 2020, the new Perikatan Nasional coalition, led by Muhyiddin Yassin, formed a government with the support of Barisan Nasional.
Pakatan Harapan returned to power after the 2022 general election by forming a grand coalition with several other parties, including Barisan Nasional.
Answer: True
After the 2022 general election resulted in a hung parliament, Pakatan Harapan returned to power by forming a national unity government, a grand coalition that included Barisan Nasional and several other parties.
How did Pakatan Harapan manage to contest the 2018 general election despite its logo not being registered?
Answer: All component parties used the logo of the People's Justice Party (PKR).
Due to the rejection of its common logo, Pakatan Harapan's component parties utilized the logo of the People's Justice Party (PKR) on the ballots for the 2018 general election, with specific exceptions for Sabah and Sarawak.
According to Ross Tapsell, which of the following was a shortcoming of Pakatan Harapan's time in power from 2018-2020?
Answer: Lack of action on decentralization for Borneo states.
Ross Tapsell identified a lack of action on decentralization for Borneo states, along with issues in education reform, indigenous peoples' rights, racial inequality, and political patronage, as shortcomings of Pakatan Harapan's governance from 2018-2020.
What event primarily triggered Pakatan Harapan's fall from power in February 2020?
Answer: Mahathir Mohamad's unexpected resignation as Prime Minister.
Pakatan Harapan's government collapsed in February 2020 following the unexpected resignation of its then-Prime Minister and Chairman, Mahathir Mohamad.
Which new coalition formed the government after Pakatan Harapan's collapse in 2020?
Answer: Perikatan Nasional
After Pakatan Harapan's government collapsed in 2020, a new rival coalition known as Perikatan Nasional, led by Muhyiddin Yassin, formed the new government.
How did Pakatan Harapan return to power after the 2022 general election?
Answer: By forming a grand coalition with multiple parties.
Following the hung parliament outcome of the 2022 general election, Pakatan Harapan returned to power by forming a national unity government, a grand coalition with various other political parties.