China News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, December 2 (Chen Yue Weiyuan) On the 9th day after taking office on November 24, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar announced on the evening of December 2 the list of a coalition government composed of a coalition of multiple political parties.
Anwar's coalition government has the participation of the Hope Alliance, the National Front, the Sarawak Political Party Alliance and some other parties. There are two deputy prime ministers and 25 ministries. The list of deputy ministers was not announced on the same day.
Cabinet ministers will be sworn in on the afternoon of the 3rd.
Anwar himself also serves as finance minister.
From 1991 to 1998, Anwar, who was still in the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), also served in this position.
Anwar said he hoped to strengthen the confidence of foreign investors by holding the post.
The National Front and Umno Chairman Zahid will serve as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural Development, and Fadillah from the Sarawak Alliance of Political Parties will serve as the other Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Plantation and Commodity Industries.
Fadillah is also the first deputy prime minister from a local political party in eastern Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah).
There are still many Chinese ministers in the current Malaysian government, including the Secretary-General of the Democratic Action Party Lu Zhaofu who became the Minister of Transport again after two years, and the Minister of Housing and Local Government Ni Kemin and the Minister of Youth and Sports Yang Shuangqiao who are also from the Democratic Action Party. Cheng Likang, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from the People's Justice Party, and Zhang Qingxin, Minister of Tourism and Culture from the Sarawak Alliance of Political Parties, etc.
The Pakatan Harapan alliance led by Anwar only won less than 40% of the parliamentary seats in this general election. It needs to form a coalition with the National Front, the Sarawak Political Party Alliance and other political parties that have long been rivals.
Before the Anwar government was formed, local observers also pointed out that the running-in between these coalitions of political parties would be a challenge for Anwar.
Local media also pointed out that the unprecedented arrangement of two deputy prime ministers in its cabinet was due to the need for balance.
Lu Chengquan, president of the Malaysian National Chamber of Commerce and Chinese Chamber of Commerce, believes that the "top priority" of the new government formed by Anwar is to fight inflation and relieve the pressure on people's livelihood.
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