with 131 seats, and the biggest surprise miss the far right leader marine la pens, national rally party scored 89 seats up from just 8. 5 years ago. the traditional right, the republicans saw their vote collapse to 61 seats. the remaining 51, a held by other parties or leaders of the far left on the far right say they're determined to complicate microns legislative agenda. did you know she just, jo, it's a totally unexpected situation. absolutely unheard of. the collapse of the presidential party is total, and no majority is presented. we have achieved the political objectives that we had said ourselves in less than a month to bring down the one who with such arrogance, had twisted the arm of the whole country who had been elected without knowing what for. oh, suppose could someone come to the acquisition? i think that everyone considers that this is a victory for the last ambler man as united were entering the assembly with a very powerful group of and peace with the 1st opposition party ahead of left hans and semi's. and consequently, we're going to be able to work as an opposition gr

while marina pen and her far right national rally party, were also celebrating after turning 8 seats into 89. so swan lets you as sure it, in this situation represents a reasonable our country given the challenges we have to face both that national and international levels. but we've got to respect this vote, andrew, the consequences of his on that would be head, you know, she dress your, it sort of totally unexpected situation. one livers him before the derailment of the president's party is absolute, and we have a child or a political goal in less than a month. lead scroll lie mount to paris, general holland standing by there been monitoring event said so jonah, quite the political earthquake. tell us more well, let me point out to you behind me those enormous gun metal gray doors to the national assembly there. they are opened only on this occasion to welcome newly elected parliamentarians. you'll be turning up through during the course of the morning to collect their accreditations after. as you say, emmanuel macaroni centuries coalition crashed down to this morning, a bruising h

by john lee militia, has become the main opposition, while marine le pen and her far right. national rally party are also celebrating after turning 6 seats into 89. so swan lets you s sure it units. this situation represents risk to our country, given the challenges we have to face both at the national and international levels . but we've got to respect this vote and draw the consequences of his own. it would be happiness, she dress your it so totally unexpected situation. one never seen before. the derailment of the president's party is absolute, and we have a child or a political goal in less than a month. and of course, live to paris. now joanna hall is danny by 1st there and joiner, a significant moment in french politics. absolutely. nick and behind the scenes there, the large green gray wouldn't do as to the assembly now. so now open as they are only on this occasion. the day after an election to allow the new parliamentarians to arrive and accept their accreditations. and it comes after a bruising and humbling night for emmanuel micron and his centrist ensemble coalition lost a 100 of the

knowing what 4 of your dogs, vod they blood samples are sick, what fare ah, the far right national rally party also surged in the polls and is projected to increase. it states 10 fold. it's biggest ever results. lay to marine le pen said her party had achieved its goal of making macros. a minority president le pen los out to mac, ron in last month's presidential election. but sundays results shows strong support across france who parties at the political extremes. earlier d, w, spoke to lisa lewis and paris. she explained what the loss of an absolute majority in the parliament now means from a call. while i'm on my call, we'll have to change his poly sees really it is quite certain that certain of a sudden reform that he is planning, such as for example, pushing up the retirement age from 62 to 64. 65 will be very difficult to get through parliament. he will have to compose with other forces on the left and on the right. and if he wants to form a stable alliance with other parties in parliament, that could even mean that he will have to, you would have to proceed to a reshuffle of his governme

ah, the fall rides national rally party also surged in the polls and is projected to increase it seats 10 fold. it's biggest ever results. lead a marine le pen said her party had achieved its goal of making micron a minority. president. le pen los out to mac, ron in last month's presidential election. but sundays results shows strong support across france who parties at the political extremes and for more on this t w's. lisa louis joins me now from paris. lisa, what does this loss of an absolute majority in parliament actually mean for my call, it is a crushing defeat for a president in my car here in france, all the polls were predicting he might lose his majority in parliament, but not at that result. it's less seats than expected than predicted in any of the poles here in france. and what he means is basically that in my, my call will have to compose with other political forces. now that is something that, at the, that french politicians are not really used to as opposed to politicians in germany . and he will have to gather support from, you know, left wing, all right, being politi

ah, the fall rides national rally party also surged in the polls and is projected to increase it. sates 10 fold. it's biggest ever results. lead a marine le pen said her party had achieved its goal of making micron a minority. president. le pen los out to mac, ron in last month, presidential election. but sundays results shows strong support across france who parties at the political extremes. right, well d w 's lisa lewis joins me from paris. lisa, good to see you. so president a manion, my calls coalition has lost its governing majority. how difficult will it be for him to go over now? well, it will be incredibly difficult. this is a major setback for emma call. polls were predicting that he might lose that hit his majority in parliament. but for these poles also showing that he should get more see that than what he got. now he's more than 40 feet short of a majority. he will have to compose with political forces on the right on the left, and try to find a compromise on a case by case basis. really. and certain reforms that he has been planning might not be able to get pushed through

for now, as the country's biggest single opposition party with 89 seats, the far right national rallyas requested to lead the finance commission. republicans sealed a more satisfying result, obtaining 61 seats. they are refusing to cooperate with macron's altogether alliance. >> our position will be constructed since we will not be taking part in chaos unlike the extreme parties. we will put forward french concerns. >> republicans are set to meet this week in an effort to rebuild. the right seeks to reaffirm itself on the political scene. >> macron's main opponent in the presidential race is celebrating the results. marine le pen's national rally party won 89 seats in the assembly, 10 times the number of seats it won five years ago. the surge helped deny the coalition the absolute majority. france 24 has more. >> with the national rally setting on 18 months, since it makes it the largest opposition party in numbers, the main difference going forward is the power it will have. we can form a parliamentary group. the first time it will be able to do so since 1986. that will give it time

that may not be seen by some french voters as an extreme party, and that is why i think everybody opposing the far right and the national rallya lot to worry about. adrian: given that glass ceiling he was talking about appears to have been shattered, can marine le pen's party be described anymore as an extreme? has the overton window shifted? is it now mainstream? guest: they are still extreme in their views and agenda, but clearly, they are gaining roots in the french political system. this is a worry, especially with what may come after what macron mandated. to add to the previous point, i think the left wing coalition looks like the biggest winner, but on the inside, this is a fragmented group. my prediction is they will have quite a lot of challenges staying together. each party from that group will try to form different groups inside the national assembly, and i think there are some tensions. i think you can bet on macron trying to steer the environment away from that coalition. i think they will fight more with each other. for macron, the danger is really coming from marine le pen and the rally national. adrian: i am ju

historic breakthrough that caused shock is how reuters describes the success of the right national rally partye elections in france, the supporters of marina le pens form the third largest faction, they received 89 mandates - this is 10 times more. than they had before and even the most optimistic forecasts. they were given no more than 50 seats, while the bloc, the president of macron, won the elections, but lost the absolute majority. what compromises will the macron government now have to make, and with whom is a coalition possible about this in the report of the head of our european bureau anastasia popova political earthquake tsunami shock, with such headlines came out today french newspapers the president loses the absolute majority. although he gets more seats than his rivals in this situation. in the recent history of the fifth republic, the greedy doubt will not be remembered; never in the history of the fifth republic did the national assembly know such a configuration. such a situation is. for our country, against the background of the challenges that we will face, both nationally a

marine le pen's far—right national rally party jumped from a handful of seats to almost 90.sides. translation: we are going to continue to bring french l people together as part of a great popular movement unifying all patriots from the right and the left. the parliamentary opposition to mr macron�*s centrist coalition is now much stronger than before, but it's also more fractured, with one bloc led byjean—luc melenchon on the far—left of the chamber and another by marine le pen on the far—right. french politics is realigning around these three political groups. some voters say it's no bad thing if president macron is forced to negotiate with his opponents. others believe denying the government a majority only leads to stagnation. president macron is facing a new era of political opposition that some see as good for democracy and others as bad for france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. earlier, i spoke to our news reporter azadeh moshiri on the reaction within france. despite emmanuel macron�*s a party being the largest in the national assembly, it'll hamper his agenda an

marine le pen's far—right national rally party jumped from a handful of seats to almost 90.pposition to the president from all sides. translation: we are going to continue to bring french l people together as part of a great popular movement unifying all patriots from the right and the left. the parliamentary opposition to mr macron�*s centrist coalition is now much stronger than before, but it's also more fractured, with one bloc led byjean—luc melenchon on the far—left of the chamber and another by marine le pen on the far—right. french politics is realigning around these three political groups. some voters say it's no bad thing if president macron is forced to negotiate with his opponents. others believe denying the government a majority only leads to stagnation. president macron is facing a new era of political opposition that some see as good for democracy and others as bad for france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. we can now speak to freelance correspondent alexander seale who specialises in french and european politics. how unusual is this state of affairs for fra

breakthrough that caused a shock in france so retro agency describes the success of the right-wing national rally party in the second round of elections supporters. marines le pens form the third largest faction with 89 seats. although the most optimistic forecasts. they were given no more than 50 seats by the bloc of president emmanuel macron, won the elections, but lost the absolute majority all the details from our own correspondent in western europe anastasia popova absolute majority. although it gets more chair than its rivals in this alignment in recent history. the fifth republic will not be remembered never in the history of the fifth republic did the national assembly know such a configuration. this situation poses a threat to our country against the background of the challenges that we should face, both nationally and internationally, but we must respect this choice and accept the consequences, but work for the presidential movement. will come with those. who during the two election campaigns of the presidential they demonized and denigrated the parliamentary one, accusing it of racism of idl

but this was the big surprise of the night, marine le pen�*s far right national rally party jumped fromlmost 90. plenty of opposition to the president from all sides. translation: we are going to continue to bring french l people together as part of the great popular movement unifying all patriots, from the right and the left. the parliamentary opposition to macron�*s centrist coalition is now much stronger than before, but it is also more fractured, with one block led byjean—luc melenchon on the far left of the chamber, and another by marine le pen on the far right. french politics is realigning around these three political groups. some voters say it is no bad thing if president macron is forced to negotiate with his opponents. others believe denying the government a majority only leads to stagnation. president macron is facing a new area of political opposition that some see as good for democracy and others as bad for france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. authorities in macau have ordered mass covid testing of its residents

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say, nope, should become a single group in parliament, bearing the pen and her father ride national rally party hills and celebrating up to 28 seats into 809. the pen last the presidential election to macro early this year. supposed to consider, cuz i think that everyone considers that this is a victory for the hot sample monitor. now we're entering the assembly with a very powerful group of m. p. 's with the 1st opposition party ahead of left home and to me. and consequently, we're going to be able to walk in the position as i had requested from the french people. we will operate with full power, with all the needs that are granted by the constitution to an opposition group, which is the 1st one in the family. so the whole house moving powers, what it was a dreadful night of course for emmanuel micron and his centrist in parliament, losing a 100 seats, losing the absolute majority that they'd had for 5 years able to govern for 5 years with essentially a free hand. they will now need to make alliances, new alliances in parliament, if they get any legislation through. and he has a big reform age

now her national rally party won only 6 seats in the 2017 and action now 809 seats. she's allowed to fight on, on issues like immigration, security, unemployment. and what that illustrates is that during the 5 years of microns centuries rule, the extremes on the left and right have consistently increased the reach, and that has clearly continued a pace. now, almost half of all the seats in the assembly are taken up by extreme political positions on the far left and the far right. are there anything that to general live comparison? still, ed here and al jazeera global aviation at a crossroads. we look at the challenges facing the sector as content who's the meeting of industry leaders and parades in st festivals, held across the united states to mark it's us public with the journey has begun the faithful world copies on its way to capture your travel package today well, the shares though, well spread are pretty heavy in places in southeast asia. and particularly once again, you focus a bit further west than you might want to. so sumatra, singapore crawl lump on up tow

whole country who had been elected without knowing what for marilla pen and her far right national rally party were also celebrating of to 28 seats into 89 at the independent lost the presidential election to macro. earlier this year. agenda is live outside the national assembly empower. senate tell us more about her, how things pomp out what it was a dreadful night of course for emmanuel micron in his sentry sim, fallen losing 100 seat, losing the absolute majority that they had for 5 years able to govern for 5 years with essentially a free hand, they will now need to make alliances, new alliances in parliament, if that to get any legislation through. and he has a big reform agenda that he wants to push through whether that is on an ad hoc case by case basis, or some sort of formal hook up is yet to be seen. that will be talking pretty much immediately to the republicans of the traditional rights who are now the 4th force in parliament. they 161 seats micro needs 44 seats borrowed from somewhere to make a majority, whether he's able to do that with them or not. he's not entirely certain the n

left-wing coalition led by jean-luc mÉlenchon won 131 seats, while marine le pen's far-right national rally partyn 89 seats. on sunday, mÉlenchon praised the results of the election. >> it is totally unexpected situation. absolutely unprecedented. it is the total defeat of the president's party and there majority. we have achieved the political objective we gave ourselves in a month to bring on the man who with such arrogance twisted the arm of the whole country to get elected without us knowing what he was going to do when he was. amy: russia appears close to capturing the eastern ukrainian city of severodonetsk after weeks of fierce of fighting. russia is escalating its attack on the city's azot chemical plant where hundreds of civilians and ukrainian fighters have sought shelter. russia has also increased shelling of the nearby city of lisichansk. if russia seizes the two cities, thousands of ukrainian forces could be stranded. meanwhile, ukraine has attacked offshore oil and gas drilling platforms off the coast of crimea in the black sea. "the wall street journal" reportthe attacks could cost

, nope, should become a single group in parliament while maureen le pen then her far right national rally party were also celebrating after turning seats into a c. 9 the pen last presidential election to mac cron. earlier the ca supposed to to consider. cuz i think that everyone considers that this is a victory for the sample monitor. now we're entering the assembly with a very powerful group of m. p. 's with the 1st opposition party ahead of left hand and to me. and consequently, we're going to be able to work on the position as i had requested from the french people. we will operate with our, with all the needs there are granted by the constitution to an opposition group, which is the 1st one in the family turner. how has the latest from paris, what it was a dreadful night, of course for emmanuel macaroni and his centrist in parliament, losing 100 seats, losing the absolute majority that they had for 5 years able to govern for 5 years with essentially a free hand. they will now need to make alliances, new alliances in parliament, if that to get any legislation through. and he has a big reform

national rally party will also celebrating after turning a seats into 89 the pen last the presidential election to macro early this year. supposed to consider cuz i think that everyone considers that this is a victory for the hot dump them on us or not. we're entering the assembly with a very powerful group of m. p. 's were the 1st opposition party ahead of left. and so me. and consequently we're going to be able to work on the position as i had requested from the french people. we will operate with full power, with all the means that are granted by the constitution to an opposition group, which is the 1st one in the family. general health has the latest standing by force and power said joe, to not quite the result that president macro was looking for. but a great night for the political right. and the political left a good night for the extremes. yes, a dreadful night for micron and his centrists last 100 seats last their absolute majority. the narrative. not just from the left as you are hearing it. there is of an over arrogant president reelected just 2 months ago, who took his elec

party with a predicted 149 seats. but the big surprise of the night is the projection that marina pens far right. national rally has made huge gains. the pounds parties predicted to when 89 seats 11 times more than at one back in 2017, her party will not be able to form a parliamentary group for the 1st time since 1986 natasha butler has more from paris. a day that seemed to start well for a manual, my cross is he met supporters in northern france ended in disappointment. by sunday evening, an estimated results showed the french president's sentries block, failing to secure a majority in the final round of france, his parliamentary elections. some of macros, top officials and ministers even lost their seats away. that city with you. this situation represents a risk for our country. given the challenges we have to face both at national and international levels. but we've got to respect this vote. andrew, the consequences, as you know, there was celebrations at the headquarters of a new left wing alliance that is emerged as the main opposition. the block that includes the far left greens, communists and socialists has gal

but this was the big surprise of the night — marine le pen's far right national rally party jumped frome fractured, with one block led by jean—luc melenchon on the far left of the chamber, and another by marine le pen on the far right. french politics is realigning around these three political groups. some voters say it's no bad thing if president macron is forced to negotiate with his opponents. others believe denying the government a majority only leads to stagnation. president macron is facing a new area of political opposition that some see as good for democracy and others as bad for france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's speak to the bbc�*s hugh schofield in paris. what is president macron's best way out of this fix? ihe what is president macron's best way out of this fix?— out of this fix? he is in a fix and there's no _ out of this fix? he is in a fix and there's no doubt _ out of this fix? he is in a fix and there's no doubt about - out of this fix? he is in a fix and there's no doubt about this. - out of this fix? he is in a fix and there's no doubt about this. it's| o

headed by zone, look, man and charles on track to becoming the largest opposition party. marine append for right national rally has made huge gains. protesters have been back on the streets, incentives yet to oppose the president plans for a constitutional referendum. they say crisis i you just trying to tightened his grip on power and are threatening to boy to vote. more than 200 people have reportedly been killed in ethiopia, in an attack in the roomy region. witnesses say the victims belong to the ethnic group. the aroma liberation army has in blame for the attack, but it's denied being involved. celebrations and marches have begun in the us tomorrow, june teen the national holiday commemorating the end of slavery. it's the 1st time today's been a federal holiday after it was signed into law by president joe biden last year. and those are the headlines on al jazeera up next, it's inside story. thanks for watching. bye bye. for now, the health of humanity is at stake. a global pandemic requires a global response. w h o is the guardian of global health delivering life saving tools, supplies, and training to h

melenchon�*s alliance, called the nupes, a mixture of moderate left and far left parties and also marine le pen's national rallygroup, the republicans, the mainstream conservatives. essentially what macron has to do, he has to find these other 50 or so votes from parties either to the left of him or the right of him. that means perhaps taking seats or encouraging some of the republicans, the centre—right, to team up with him, and perhaps encouraging some of the more moderate left parties in that alliance to team up with him. but it's tricky because he's in a sense going to have to turn in both directions simultaneously because there isn't enough votes on either side with people he can team up with, so it's going to be messy. haw with, so it's going to be messy. how do ou with, so it's going to be messy. how do you think — with, so it's going to be messy. how do you think the _ with, so it's going to be messy. how do you think the left were able to make such gains? how were they able to win over the voters? this make such gains? how were they able to win over the voters?— to win over the voters? this is artl a t

my independent national rally is the largest single party in parliament with 89 seats. she says the result is beyond her wildest dreams. in touch about the reports from paris. familiar faces and new ones, french and peas, arrived at the national assembly of the parliamentary elections on sunday. the delta humiliating blow to the french president, his centrist alliance failed to secure a majority of to be gains by the far right party and a new left wing alliance. that is now frances main opposition force. lucito negotiate the success of the left was that were able to unite to offer an alternative to mark or socially infer, policies were sent even remote in her constituency. in northern france. far right leader marine, the pen was an appoint, mood after anti immigration party, one of record number of seats. the sick work as she was william on your, on my home, be able to do what he wants. now know the answer is no. no is a word that in piece from michael's alliance, unlikely to hear a lot in coming weeks as they try to work with other parties to push through the president

headed by john look, mellow shawl is on trying to becoming the largest opposition party ariella pens far right. national rally has also made huge games. officials from the international monetary fund or in sri lanka for bailout talks. the government says it needs at least $5000000000.00 from the i, m f, as well as the international community. a lack of foreign currency has led to shortages of food, fuel, and medicine. water levels are still rising in bangladesh after its worst monsoon floods in more than a century. in northeastern india millions have lost their homes because of floods. their dozens have died across the region since the storms began. in april, tens of thousands of virginia refugees have protested in bangladesh, demanding to be returned home to me in law. if i had no access to work or education, or to flee a brutal military crackdown of 2017 apache asian talks between the 2 countries resumed this week, after being stored for nearly 3 years. or the 200 people have reportedly been killed in ethiopia, in an attack in the region of auto. ma'am witnesses say the victims belong to the um, honda ethni

had by his own luke man, and sean is on track to becoming the largest opposition party. marina pens far right. national rally has made huge gains for testers. have been back on the streets incident as to oppose the precedence plans for a constitutional referendum. they say hi says hi is just trying to tightened his grip on power and are threatening to boycott. the vote. more than 200 people have reportedly been killed in ethiopia in an attack in the aroma region. witnesses say the victims belong to the ethnic group. the aroma liberation army has denied being involved. celebrations and marchers have begun in the us to mark june, teens. the national holiday commemorating the end of slavery. it's the 1st time today's been a federal holiday. those are the headlines on al jazeera. it's back to al jazeera world. next thanks for ah. ready ready ready ready ready ready ready ready ah ah ah. ready ready ah i t t i t t e a and i am very sorry about that. i did have somebody that i about yesterday to see you know, my him, the shannon will do yeah. a michelle are ready to pull up my yeah. i will do cuz when she let it b

headed by zone luke merlin shaw is on track to becoming the largest opposition party or in the pens. far right, national rally has made huge gains. professors have been back on the streets, incentives yet to oppose the president's plans for a constitutional referendum. they say a price is high, you just trying to tightened his grip on power and are threatening to boycott the vote. more than 200 people have reportedly been killed in ethiopia in an attack in the roomy, a region witness to say, the victims belong to the heart ethnic group. the aroma liberation army is in blame for the attack, but it denied being involved. bangladesh has been hit by its worst months to flood them more than a century, and millions have lost their homes in northeastern india. doesn't have died across the region for storm began in a show. both countries to deploy soldiers to help with rescue operations. heavy rain is for those of headlines when i'll just there are more news coming up right after the stream. thanks for watching. bye for now. ah, ah. al jazeera with right down to the pit. malaria. we're coming for you to get one done.

marine le pen and her far—right party, the national rally are also in a much stronger position with 89al regarding the alliance with the conservative republicans, but i don't think you will. that would pool his central alliance too far to the right it would shackle his centrists to the conservatives. the second option and the more likely one as he tries on a policy by policy bill by bill basis to get his legislation through and he might take socially oriented policies to the left of the centreleft of the socialist component of the left union and he might take some economic reforms to the conservatives republicans. reem momtaz is with politico in paris. what happened here than? how do you explain this result for viewers, please? explain this result for viewers, lease? �* , explain this result for viewers, lease? 3 , explain this result for viewers, lease? �*, , . ., please? he's paying the price for many mistakes _ please? he's paying the price for many mistakes he _ please? he's paying the price for many mistakes he made - please? he's paying the price for many mistakes he made and - p

national assembly. but it's not clear if he will get the absolute majority, he needs to push through his business friendly reform, a trend. thousands of supporters of north macedonia as main opposition party rallied in the capital skokie on the weekend. the protesters demanded early elections and accused the left us government of corruption and weakening the public health and education systems. elections are due to be held in 2 years time and international monetary fung delegation is headed to sri lanka as the country seat a loan program to deal with. it's ongoing economic crisis. trolanda has run out of foreign exchange to import essential items including food, fuel, and medicines. experts believe that immediate relief from the i m f is unlike northeast india and neighboring bangladesh have been hit by heavier than usual monsoon rains, causing widespread flooding. at least 9 people have been killed and 2000000 left homeless in the indian state of sam, expert se floods following seasonal rains are increasing due to climate change. devastating floods unleashed by monsoon storms. millions of people in bangladesh and india saw their homes submerged under water. the floods have killed dozens in both

national assembly. but it's not yet clear if he will get the absolute majority, he needs to push through his business friendly reform agenda for thousands of supporters of north macedonia. as main opposition party rallied in the capital scope yet on the weekend, the protesters demanded early elections and accused the left us government of corruption and weakening the public health and education systems. elections are due to be held in 2 years time. hundreds of people have protested intel of eve against israel's occupation of the west bank. protesters carried banners and signs marking 55 years since israel took control of the territory after the 6 day war. in 1967, some demonstrators waved palestinian facts. colombians are preparing to elect a new president, the polarizing choices between left as former gorilla fighter, gustavo petro, and business magnet for their vote. and other it has been compared to donald trump, both manner, neck and neck. in the poles, north, east india and neighboring bangladesh have been hit by heavier than usual monsoon rains, causing widespread flooding. at least 9 people have been killed and 2000000 left homeless in the indian state of sam experts say floods following seasona

la pens far right . national rally, which surgeon to 3rd place when the 11 fold increase in seats is also not on the cards for macro. that leaves the conservatively republican party as the likely partners, but they're also adamant that they'll stay in opposition with on the sit on issue with no clear path forward in parliament. france could well be set for political gridlock. but one thing is certain for the man who once compared his own top down governing style to the roman god, jupiter sunday's result represents a crushing return to us for doing tito easily. st. louis is in paris and i asked her what the loss of the absolute majority in parliament means for president michael. well, it will be incredibly difficult. this is a major setback for him. i call polls were predicting that he might lose that hit his majority in parliament. but for these polls also showing that he should get more sees that than what he got. now he's more than 40 feet short of a majority. he will have to compose with political forces on the right on the left, and try to find a compromise on a case by case basis. really. and certain reforms that he has been planning might not be able to get