00:00Merit has never been a key consideration in cabinet appointments, which are driven mainly by political calculations, says a political analyst.
00:10Lauzowé of International Islamic University of Malaysia says while it is easy to ask a prime minister to choose based on merit,
00:19no prime minister has really done so, as cabinet reshuffles are ultimately shaped by party quotas and political realities.
00:26Asmil Tayyip of University Science Malaysia said it would be tricky for Anwar to balance the interests of unity government component parties with selecting the best candidates as these two goals are not necessarily aligned.
00:41The analysts were responding to a recent call by UMNO Supreme Council member Puat Sarkashi urging Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to look beyond party quotas and use the recent Sabah election results as a yardstick for cabinet appointments.
00:55Puat said the upcoming cabinet shake-up must be a game-changer to ensure only high-performing ministers remain for the rest of the current government's term.
01:05Maslan Ali of University Technology Malaysia said the performance of government parties in the November 29 Sabah polls is irrelevant to cabinet appointments
01:15as local sentiment was the driving factor in the underperformance of peninsula parties.
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