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The opposition leader, Sussan Ley<\/a>, has appointed an interim Liberal-only shadow cabinet after the two parties split, giving the Nationals just over one week to come back to the table to reform the Coalition.<\/p>\n Ley has assigned the old Nationals portfolios to existing Liberal shadow ministers in an acting capacity for the upcoming sitting week, beginning Tuesday.<\/p>\n Ley said if the Coalition<\/a> is not reformed by 9 February, the beginning of the second sitting week, she would promote six MPs to shadow cabinet and two to the outer shadow ministry.<\/p>\n The announcement gives the Nationals an eight-day deadline to come back to the table to reform the Coalition, or face a more permanent split.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is enormous talent in the parliamentary Liberal party<\/a> and my party room is more than capable of permanently fulfilling each and every one of those roles,\u201d Ley said.<\/p>\n