People's Alternative Party

People's Alternative Party Parti Alternatif Rakyat
Abbreviation	PAP
President	A. David Dass
Founder	Zulkifli Mohd Noor
Founded	30 October 2015
Split from	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Headquarters	Penang, Malaysia
Ideology	Centrism Liberal democracy
National affiliation	Gagasan Sejahtera (Strategic partner)
Colours	White, blue
Dewan Negara:	0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:	0 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:	0 / 587
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The People's Alternative Party (PAP) or in Malay Parti Alternatif Rakyat is a political party in Malaysia formed by a group of former DAP leaders and members led by former Democratic Action Party (DAP) vice-chairman Zulkifli Mohd Noor.^[1][2]

Penang-based People’s Alternative Party (PAP) is hoping to provide Malaysians with an alternative to Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH).^[1][2][3][4]

After the PAP protest the delay of their registration,^[5] the Registrar of Society (RoS) finally gave its approval of registration in a letter dated 30 October 2015.^[6]

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. In the 14th General Election, PAP partnered with the PAS-led Gagasan Sejahtera (Harmony Concept) but failed in their maiden electoral venture with all their candidates having lost their deposits.^[7][8]

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