Perikatan Nasional receives deregistration notice from Registrar of Societies

KUALA LUMPUR, 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 —

Perikatan Nasional has confirmed it received a notice from the Registrar of Societies (ROS) requiring the coalition to explain within 30 days why it should not be deregistered, sources within the coalition said.

The letter was addressed to the Perikatan chairman and secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan on Tuesday and copied to all component parties, the sources said.

According to the letter, the ROS has also directed component parties not to use the Perikatan logo for any activities until a decision is made. The ROS confirmed earlier that it had received an official complaint from Bersatu alleging the party was excluded from a Perikatan supreme council meeting on July 16 and raising questions about its membership in the coalition, according to the ROS statement. The Star has sought comment from Takiyuddin.

The notice places the opposition coalition's legal standing in doubt ahead of any general election and could restrict its ability to campaign under a single banner. Bersatu's complaint to the ROS signals a deepening fracture within Perikatan, which comprises Bersatu, PAS and several smaller parties. If the ROS proceeds with deregistration, component parties would need to contest under their own logos or form a new registered coalition, a process that would require fresh ROS approval.

The ROS is expected to issue a formal statement on the matter, the sources said.