▁Ab dir ash id ▁Ali ▁Sh erm ar ke , ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁the ▁SY L ▁party ▁leadership . ▁Sh erm ar ke ▁had ▁been ▁prime ▁minister ▁for ▁the ▁four ▁previous ▁years , ▁and ▁Os man ▁decided ▁that ▁new ▁leadership ▁might ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁introduce ▁fresh ▁ideas ▁for ▁solving ▁national ▁problems . ▁ ▁In ▁drawing ▁up ▁a ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁for ▁presentation ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁the ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁prime ▁minister ▁chose ▁candidates ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁ability ▁and ▁without ▁regard ▁to ▁place ▁of ▁origin . ▁But ▁Hus sein ' s ▁choices ▁stra ined ▁int ra party ▁relations ▁and ▁broke ▁the ▁un written ▁rules ▁that ▁there ▁be ▁cl an ▁and ▁regional ▁balance . ▁For ▁instance , ▁only ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁Sh erm ar ke ' s ▁cabinet ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁retained , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁posts ▁in ▁northern ▁hands ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁increased ▁from ▁two ▁to ▁five . ▁ ▁The ▁SY L ' s ▁gover ning ▁Central ▁Committee ▁and ▁its ▁parliament ary ▁groups ▁became ▁split . ▁Hus sein ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁party ▁member ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁previous ▁Sh erm ar ke ▁cabin ets . ▁His ▁primary ▁appeal ▁was ▁to ▁younger ▁and ▁more ▁educated ▁party ▁members . ▁Several ▁political ▁leaders ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁left ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁cabinet ▁joined ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Sh erm ar ke ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁opposition ▁group ▁within ▁the ▁party . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Hus sein ▁fa ction