Gerakan to leave BN

Gerakan has become the latest party to leave the BN coalition following the latter's shocking defeat at last month's general election.

After a special meeting called this afternoon to discuss the matter, the party announced its decision to leave the coalition it had been a part of for more than four decades.

Gerakan's departure, however, will not affect BN's parliamentary seating count, which remains at 57, since it failed to win any of the seats it contested in the 14th general election.

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