Wheres the shadow cabinet?
The second thing that comes to mind is Anwar’s neglect of his responsibilities within Pakatan. He has totally neglected to build up the institutional capacity of Pakatan as an alternative governing coalition. Where is the shadow cabinet, which is the least a ‘government in waiting’ is expected to have?As the ‘PM in waiting’, it is Anwar’s responsibility to form a shadow cabinet. Indeed, only Anwar has the political credibility and capital to make this happen within Pakatan. But with his limited time and political capital, he has decided to go after BN rather than to consolidate the strength of Pakatan and its ability to govern.As a newly-formed (or some would say re-formed) coalition, it’s almost inevitable that Pakatan would have its share of growing pains and teething problems. Even the BN – arguably the longest-ruling coalition party in contemporary world history – needs, and has, institutionalised mechanisms to handle disputes amongst its different component parties. Pakatan has no
