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View all search resultsOpposition meet with new PM 'much ado about nothing'
In law, the BN+ gov't has no legitimacy as it doesn't have the consent of the governed. PH participation in a "unity Cabinet", as decreed by Yang Dipertuan Agong, would restore sovereignty to the people.
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uch Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare, thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, according to various sources in cyberspace. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623.
The title's play on words references the secrets and trickery that form the backbone of the play's comedy, intrigue, and action.
The title of Shakespeare's play keeps the meeting that three Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders had on Wednesday with newly-minted Prime Minister Ismail Sabri in a nutshell.
The one hour meet was "Much Ado About Nothing" unless Sabri remains in immediate danger from his own coalition and PH made a "strategic" to "save" him without putting too much pressure on him.
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, in setting the tone for the meeting, recalled perhaps "tongue in cheek" that most of the parties in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) Plus have taken an extreme "no Anwar, no DAP in gov't" policy.
The meeting was called in the wake of the prime minister offering to include the opposition in the National Recovery Council (NRC) and the Special Committee on COVID-19 (SC).
The opposition did not mention the offer during the meeting. The Democratic Action Party (DAP), based on media reports, appears willing to consider joining the NRC and the SC.
