PKR, PAS, DAP to form Pakatan Rakyat

The PKR adviser Anwar Ibrahim, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang, PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and PAS presidentAbdul Hadi Awang announce at the press conference today that PKR, DAP and PAS have proposed to consolidate the cooperation between the three parties by forming the "Pakatan Rakyat".

Accroding to Anwar, the Pakatan Rakyat will work towards common principles such as justice, good governance, human rights, accountability and transparency.

A joint secretariat would be tasked with building the foundation and framework of the Pakatan Rakyat and a convention for all Pakatan Rakyat MPs and state assemblymen would be held on April 27 and that the name Pakatan Rakyat was still pending confirmation by the respective parties.