Hussen proposed cabinet expansion to buy legislative support for his new government.

Evidence

While the president was meeting with many SYL MPs to convince them of the merit of the change, Hussen was quietly taking charge of the situation, although he was concerned that he might have to increase the size of the cabinet by adding one more minister and one more deputy minister to the cabinet to be able to overcome the resistance. The president and the prime minister designate debated this matter, and here is how the former summarized it: [Hussen] came to see me. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 755

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Cabinet seats as transactional patronage echoes the dynamic where disproportionate Northern portfolios still failed to secure Northern support (751), a useful material for understanding coalition mechanics.
• XREF: connects to: Hussen demanded a secret ballot and adjusted cabinet to court Southern support. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 758; Sharmarkee and Egal expanded the cabinet after criticizing Hussen for doing so.; Hussen conceded on party membership expansion to avoid a personality-based coalition government — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 977 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Hussen demanded a secret ballot and adjusted cabinet to court Southern support. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 758; Sharmarkee and Egal expanded the cabinet after criticizing Hussen for doing so.; Hussen conceded on party membership expansion to avoid a personality-based coalition government — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 977 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Sharmarkee and Egal expanded the cabinet after criticizing Hussen for doing so. #complicates (0.78)