00:00Political analysts have dismissed a proposal that every party in the unity government bloc
00:05be represented in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's cabinet. University Technology Malaysia academic
00:11Mazlan Ali said it was unnecessary to give ministerial posts for parties with few MPs,
00:16such as party banks in Malaysia, MCA and MIC. He added that if Anwar entertains all these parties,
00:23it will negatively impact the government's image and he would be seen as easily giving into demands.
00:30Mazlan also said the Prime Minister has the option of reducing the quota allocated to larger parties,
00:35but this move would ruffle their feathers, an event even more undesirable considering their greater
00:40prominence. Meanwhile Awang Azman Pawi of University Malaya said giving ministerial posts to incapable
00:47MPs even if party leaders would make Anwar's government look bad, especially when it's
00:52meant to be more reform-driven. He also said there was no guarantee that these parties would continue
00:58backing Anwar in G-16 even if they were awarded cabinet posts. Naritha Raja, FMT.
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