Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is facing growing pressure from both high-profile and rank-and-file defections within his People's Justice Party (PKR), with roughly 6,000 former PKR members in recent weeks applying to join a newly revamped Bersama party led by former economy minister Rafizi Ramli, Reuters reported May 29. The defections are adding to wider speculation of a snap election after Anwar recently raised the possibility of early polls as soon as July, with the next general election due by February 2028.