Anwar doesn’t need all govt parties in Cabinet, say analysts

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On the prime minister’s balancing act: keeping the Cabinet from being bloated, while accommodating the needs of major parties and the wishes of smaller parties.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/12/09/anwar-doesnt-need-all-govt-parties-in-cabinet-say-analysts   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/12/09/bukan-semua-parti-kerajaan-perlu-ada-dalam-kabinet-kata-penganalisis   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews

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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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