Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli rejected claims that Nurul Izzah Anwar will join Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama), calling it a "baseless and empty rumour." He said, "That is just an empty rumour. She will not join Bersama" [1].
Nurul Izzah was recently replaced as PKR election director in a reshuffle approved at the May 25 PKR Political Bureau meeting. The joint leadership role was given to Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari and Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Despite the change, Nurul Izzah will continue playing a strategic role within PKR focused on strengthening election machinery and internal workflows [2, 3, 4].
Rafizi also denied allegations that RM8.5 million was paid to take over Bersama. He labeled the claim as "slander spread by government cyber troopers, and repeated by the Communications Minister (Datuk Fahmi Fadzil)" [5]. The allegations surfaced amid heightened political tensions but were firmly rebutted by Rafizi [6, 7].
Bersama founder Tan Gin Theam emotionally handed the party over to Rafizi and co-founder Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, asking them "to take good care of Bersama and ensure it can champion ordinary Malaysians better than he was previously able to" [5, 6, 7]. The party has grown rapidly, surpassing 20,000 members within two weeks of its founding earlier this year [5, 6, 7].
Efforts to strengthen grassroots support continue, with Bersama planning to launch its headquarters, election machinery, and a "Kancil" mobile application by the end of June 2026 [5, 6, 7]. Applications for prospective election candidates will also open soon.
Meanwhile, a social media account believed to be from a Bersama member publicly urged Rafizi not to accept any application from Nurul Izzah to join the party [2, 3, 4].
The next significant public step is Bersama’s planned launch around the end of June, which will include its new headquarters and election tools.
