KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 20 -- Any move by Democratic Action Party (DAP) leaders to resign from their ministerial and GLC posts would not automatically trigger a general election, as long as the party continues to support Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament, political analysts said.

Their comments came after DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said the party would use its national congress in July to decide whether it should continue holding posts in the federal government.

Senior DAP figures have signalled that the party could reconsider its role in the unity government following its disappointing performance in the Sabah state election. Some leaders have suggested that DAP ministers could step down from Cabinet positions if...