Ong Kian Ming and Oon Yeoh

The allocation within PAS is probably the least challenging amongst the three Pakatan parties because it does not have the unique problems that the other two parties have.

analysis Unlike DAP, which faces the problem of having too many incumbents, PKR faces the problem of having too few.

DAP, with the most number of senior MPs, makes the internal bargaining process within the party the most challenging among those in Pakatan.

analysis We believe that Anwar Ibrahim would go out of his way to break from the past and structure his cabinet in a starkly different way from BN.

analysis It makes sense for Pakatan Rakyat to make known, internally and externally, the possible allocation of cabinet portfolios if and when they come to power.

comment The Umno Youth chief said he was sorry 'if' he had offended the non-Malays. Is there any doubt that they were not just offended but outraged by it?

analysis These are good reasons why Pakatan should move sooner rather than later. But short-term gain might come with the cost of long-term pain.

analysis Pakatan to form government on Sept 16? Could this be an audacious bluff? If it is a bluff, what purpose does it serve? If this is not a bluff, who are the likely crossover MPs?

analysis A typical example of a protest vote could be a Chinese vote for PAS over BN – simply because they want to send a signal to BN to buck up, not because they support PAS.

analysis It would seem like Abdullah is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If he doesn’t set a timetable, there will continue to be unrest within Umno. If he sets a timetable, he becomes a lame duck.

analysis Is he Anakin Skywalker or Darth Vader? Can Khairy Jamaluddin reinvent himself and break away from the ultra image he worked so hard to acquire?

analysis Mahathir's misdeeds were sins of "commission" while Pak Lah's were that of "omission". The former caused much institutional damage and the latter failed to fix the mess he inherited.

comment It would be much wiser for the Pakatan to concentrate on governing the five states which it currently controls and to show voters that it can govern at the state level effectively.