Making a world-class Pakatan Harapan and unity government: part 1 – Dr Boo Cheng Hau

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WHEN Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was unexpectedly appointed as prime minister after the 15th general elections, it silenced many opportunists, including the renegades within Pakatan Harapan (PH) itself, who had previously ridiculed him for never being able to reach the top government office. 

Nonetheless, Anwar’s first cabinet lineup shows that unity is his top priority, and he has to line up according to each “party’s will”.

But, as a positive development, the “court cluster” within  PH itself has not joined the cabinet, setting a formidable example for others within and outside the unity government to follow.

PH should have learned a dear lesson from the Sheraton Move and avoided repeating the same mistakes. Apart from Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Azmin Ali’s breaking of their allegiance to the cause of reforms, the coalition was extremely amateurish in selecting and appointing their executives at all levels now and then.

The component parties did not appoint administrative officials according to merits, party seniority, or political and administrative experiences.

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