by Max Barry

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Region: Balder

Alternatively, I'm curious as to see whether a right-wing coalition could be created.

CP 100
CDP 139
NDP 160
MP 187
RO 202
9 short of majority

With a massive five-party coalition, which I anticipate would span from the far right to the centre of national politics, Mr. Roché-Thériault would still require 9 votes from 23 Independents. The combination of all those parties spanning such a broad spectrum of politics would struggle to put a unified programme together, but the addition of so many Independents would make it so volatile that it would not likely last long.

So, here are my predictions for the best coalitions:

SDLP-LP-GP-SP-RO (210, 1 Independent required)
SDLP-LP-MP-GP-RO (215, 4 votes to be lost)

I'm not sure if any of you know who Jim Justice is. Elected governor of the American state of West Virginia as a Democrat, he switched parties to become a Republican recently. If even one party in the left-wing coalition can convince even one Independent to do something similar, they can reach (a razor-thin) majority. Alternatively, though it likely won't be terribly stable, the coalition could just convince an Independent to enter into a quasi-supply-&-demand agreement (I'm thinking of Arlene Foster here) or caucus with the coalition (like Bernie Sanders). Either way, or if the centre-left coalition is reached, Mr. Braeden seems set to govern precariously, but govern at that.

I'd love to hear what cabinet posts Mr. Braeden might be able to use as bait for his possible coalition partners, or if I'm misgauging the odds of any of those parties joining any of those possible respective coalitions with each other.

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