OpinionA Cabinet for political survival:
THE most asked question in the last one week has finally been answered.
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Anwar’s Cabinet: Youthful Faces and Political DealsThe 25-member Cabinet includes two deputy PMs and economic experts, aiming for recovery and stability over the next five years.
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- Ahmad Zahid Hamidi returns as Deputy Prime Minister, marking Barisan Nasional’s crucial support for Anwar.
- The Cabinet, nearly as large as its predecessor, features many younger ministers mainly from PKR.
- Anwar holds the Finance portfolio and appointed experienced economic advisers like Tan Sri Hassan Marican.
- The lineup balances coalition demands to maintain government stability for the full five-year term.
It is a line-up of younger and fresher faces especially those from PKR. They will bring down the average age of the Cabinet, making it the youngest Cabinet we’ve had in a long while,— said political commentator Khaw Veon Szu.
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