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

 1. Penang DAP unhappy

 

• DAP national vice-chair Chow Kon Yeow disappointed  not one of 7 DAP MPs in Penang given full ministership

• He said MPs from parties which won fewer seats made ministers.
• "..this (Cabinet line-up) is not a balanced distribution
• 4 DAP ministers fewer when compared to other parties
• We are disappointed Penang DAP chief said
• Within PH DAP won 40 seats, PKR 31, Amanah 8, Upko 2, Muda 1
• Cabinet includes 8 PKR ministers (including PM), 4 DAP, 2 Amanah, 1 Upko
• 6 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 GE15
• Bung asked why none of its MPs from Sabah made ministers
• despite him being one of first to back PH
• not even one rep from Sabah BN in new Cabinet
• compared to 5 S'wak ministers he said
• 28-member Cabinet: Ewon Benedick (Upko), Armizan Ali (GRS-Bersatu) chosen
• GPS : 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 BN
• BN component PBRS also echoed Bung, Sabah “biggest loser” in unity govt
• PBRS president Joseph Kurup hoped Sabahans will not be sidelined by new govt
• Cabinet 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.