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of information for prime minister on way behaves people's justice party. joining us from tokyo, james chai, a visiting fellow at the i. c. s. use of is track institute and in singapore we have meredith weiss, a professor political science at the university of new york and opening good to have you all with us. so, for me, for jill, if i could start with you, is this a coalition that can work? i mean, he's, he's got some tough challenges ahead. has in the way, but him, it's quite strange bedfellows. you know, i mean, strange, strange menagerie if you would like to call it that we were just a few days ago fighting against each other. and now we in the same government together. i think the circumstances are such in place, you know, when the king decrees that you, former unity government, most political parties about leaders will, will have to follow. i think the only exception is when it is party, which has decided to remain in opposition. so all right, now we're all listening to the key, meredith, why will he be able to unite the seemingly divided nation? i think so, if nothing else, i think

james chai is a political analyst and visiting fellow it's use of his hawk institutes. he joins us from column for good to have you with us. so more he dania scenes. policy says they've got a 112 have they clenched the magic number? so both of the largest coalition reading yes a p n, as well as the fact that fine coalition progressed as long as both claimed that they have sufficient numbers to complement what the laker is is at the, at the national end coalition out if the math is added, he still will be shot over you and p member of parliament to follow government because the other side of a p h. i actually in that the most recently had the support of the clinic, the coalition virus i know of be and, and therefore it didn't come down to what that can be in front of him. because no to coalitions, perhaps the majority. and will the king's decision come down to where the bad time? not soon i'll alliance that led by though where they stand is that ultimately was what will decide it now? you're right. so the kingmaker coalition virus. i know now is in the driveway, however,