PUTRAJAYA: The Registrar of Societies has approved 20 new political parties, comprising 11 from Sabah, five from Sarawak and four from the peninsula.
The new parties from Sabah are Parti Kebangsaan Sabah (PKS), United Sabah National Organisation (Baru), Parti Gagasan Bersama Rakyat Sabah (Parti Bersama), Pertubuhan Perpaduan Rakyat Kebangsaan Sabah (Perpaduan), Parti Kebenaran Sabah (Kebenaran), Parti Bersatu Bugis Sabah, Parti Ekonomi Rakyat Sabah (Pers), Sabah Heritage Development Party, Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS), Parti Sejahtera Angkatan Perpaduan Sabah (Sapu) and Sabah Peace Party (Parti SPP).
The new parties from Sarawak are Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras), Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK), Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDS Baru), Parti Ekonomi Rakyat Sarawak Bersatu (Persb) and People's Alliance for Justice of Peace (Peace Party-Sarawak).
The new parties from the peninsula are Malaysian Indian Justice Party (MIJP), New Generation Party (Newgen Party), Malaysian National Party (MNP) and People's National Party of Malaysia.