With the palace preferring a unity government to resolve the political impasse, Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional (PN) are courting BN, whose 30 MPs could provide either coalition with the numerical advantage to form the next government.

However, some observers noted that BN joining hands with PN, comprising Bersatu, PAS, and Gerakan, as well as GPS and GRS, would not be reflective of the nation’s multiracial and multi-religious demographics in terms of their number of elected representatives.

Presenting Harapan’s case, PKR vice-president Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad...