Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli and Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad have confirmed they will resign from PKR and vacate their parliament seats, following their earlier announcement to take over Parti Bersama Malaysia (MUP).
The two former PKR leaders said they will submit a letter to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul tomorrow to formally vacate their seats, and will submit their resignation letters to PKR secretary-general Fuziah Salleh on Tuesday.
They are also expected to officially join Parti Bersama Malaysia on the same day.
Decades with PKR now behind them
Rafizi had been with PKR for nearly 27 years, while Nik Nazmi joined the party in the late 1990s.
Both stepped down from the cabinet in May 2025, with Rafizi vacating the economy minister post and Nik Nazmi leaving the natural resources and environmental sustainability minister role.
Their departures followed the PKR party elections, in which Rafizi lost the deputy president’s post to Nurul Izzah Anwar. His running mate, Nik Nazmi, also failed to retain his vice-presidency.
Tensions with PKR leadership led to eventual split
Relations between Rafizi and the PKR leadership turned frosty in the wake of the May 2025 party polls, and he has since been openly critical of both the government and the party.
He had previously hinted at leaving PKR only after Parliament is dissolved, to defend his Pandan seat. In April, he also survived an attempt to remove him as Pandan PKR chief at the division’s annual general meeting.
