New provincial cabinets slow to take full shape

From court cases to differences among ruling partners, chief ministers are struggling to appoint ministers.

The change in the federal government last month stirred up politics in the provincial capitals, leading sub-national governments to change in quick succession. As the central coalition was altered, new political alliances emerged in the provinces too. However, forming new ruling coalitions has been more difficult than dismantling the existing ones, as the struggles of the newly appointed chief ministers show.