Sharmarkee expanded the cabinet to secure parliamentary confidence, angering backers
Evidence
An agonizingly long period of negotiations ensued and the prime minister designate had to soften his stance by increasing the number of ministers and undersecretaries. These moves were meant to appease some of the MPs who could support the new government during the vote of confidence in parliament. This attempt almost backfired as many of the prime minister’s supporters were angered by the inclusion of people they considered opportunists. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 610
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
Related
- Cabinet size expanded to win parliamentary votes of confidence (similarity 0.84)
- Sharmarkee and Egal expanded the cabinet after criticizing Hussen for doing so. (similarity 0.84)
- Sharmarkee’s former ministers voted unanimously against Hussen’s new government (similarity 0.80)
- Sharmarkee’s bought-election victory led him to distrust and subvert the democratic process (similarity 0.79)
- Two absent cabinet ministers nearly cost Hussen the confidence vote. (similarity 0.79)
- Sharmarkee bought MP support by promising posts including the premiership to Egal (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Sharmarkee and Egal expanded the cabinet after criticizing Hussen for doing so.
#expands(0.85) — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 978 - Sharmarkee won by sixty-three to fifty-seven through ministerial betrayals.
#complicates(0.40) — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 941