Analysts: Absence of a DPM could reduce friction


PETALING JAYA: The absence of a deputy prime minister in the new Cabinet line-up could be a strategy by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to ease any possible tensions among parties in the coalition, political analysts said.

Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian from Universiti Sains Malaysia said this was the first time that the country does not have a deputy prime minister, a position whose bearer is often seen as the next-in-line for the country’s top job.

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