Chow Kon Yeow What Can I Say You Made Your Bed Now You Must Sleep In It

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 1. Penang DAP unhappy


 
DAP national vice-chair Chow Kon Yeow disappointed  not one of 7 DAP MPs in Penang given full ministershipHe said MPs from parties which won fewer seats made ministers."..this (Cabinet line-up) is not a balanced distribution4 DAP ministers fewer when compared to other partiesWe are disappointed Penang DAP chief saidWithin PH DAP won 40 seats, PKR 31, Amanah 8, Upko 2, Muda 1Cabinet includes 8 PKR ministers (including PM), 4 DAP, 2 Amanah, 1 Upko6 Umno; 5 GPS (PBB, PRS, PDP) 1 GRS through Sabah Bersatu

 
2. Sabah UMNO unhappy
 



Bung said Sabah BN won 2nd highest seats for coalition in GE15Bung asked why none of its MPs from Sabah made ministersdespite him being one of first to back PHnot even one rep from Sabah BN in new Cabinetcompared to 5 S'wak ministers he said28-member Cabinet: Ewon Benedick (Upko), Armizan Ali (GRS-Bersatu) chosenGPS : Fadillah, Alex Nanta Linggi, Tiong King Sing, Nancy Shukri, Aaron Dagang Bung pointed out Sabah BN won most seats (7) in Sabah followed by GRS (6), PH (5), Warisan (3), 2 independents, PN (1), KDM (1)Sabah BN 2nd largest number of seats after Johor BN from 30 seats won by BNBN component PBRS also echoed Bung, Sabah “biggest loser” in unity govtPBRS president Joseph Kurup hoped Sabahans will not be sidelined by new govtCabinet comprises : PH (15) through PKR, DAP, Amanah, Upko; BN (6) through Umno; GPS (5) through PBB, PRS and PDP; and GRS (1) through Sabah Bersatu  
My Comments : 
UMNO did get a lion's share with 7 Ministers including DPM, although UMNO won only 27 seats.


 

Since 1995 UMNO has been going down. Look at the graph. The numbers do not lie. 
So why give UMNO SEVEN Cabinet positions (including DPM) when they won just 27 seats - their weakest performance since 1955?

Compared to say DAP who won 40 seats but were given only four Cabinet posts?
PKR won 31 seats but they have eight Cabinet posts, including prime minister.
Well UMNO getting SEVEN Cabinet posts will certainly strengthen the hand of the UMNO president who is facing party elections soon (but dont know exactly when). 
If Caesar loves Rome surely Rome will also love Caesar.
And my old friend Zambry Kadir (who lost in Lumut) has also been made a full Minister (Foreign Affairs).  Zambry too is a beloved of Caesar - from way back in the 20th century (1980s - 1990s).  
Certainly being made a full Minister strengthens Zambry's chances at the coming UMNO elections as well. I am guessing that Zambry Kadir can easily go for UMNO deputy president. Whether he will or not remains to be seen but watch out Tok Mat and H2O.  
Caesar could use powerful friends in Rome. Perhaps Caesar thinks he can help to revive Rome and make it a more powerful ally. But the fact is Rome has collapsed. Again the numbers do not lie. 

The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.
By Syed Akbar Ali 

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