07-17-2012, 12:15 AM
I think the Duma "story" is one of the more interesting since at this point with 92 (I believe) seats shown as either having been called or where a leading party is shown and Duma's United Resource party only showing as leading in 4 races. If his party stays this minor it would not be an issue at all to not name him as DPE Minister IMHO. As poorly as he has performed and the way he has handled these projects, he might be seen as more of a liability by the nation. By the end of the week I would guess we have a pretty good feel for where things will fall. O'Neill will be able to use the DPE Minister "carrot" as incentive in his coalition formation more to his benefit that he maybe thought.