As per the updates, Independents backed by PTI won the highest 101 seats in the National Assembly, followed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with 73 seats and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) with 54 seats.
polling results, as you mentioned, he did not receive more than 50% of the votes at the presidential election. which is different from thai, where both in the 2016 and 2020 election, she received more than 50% of the votes. it's also important to note that not only did lai not receive 50% of the votes for the presidential election, when you look at the legislative u.n. elections, the dpp did not hold on to their majority. so one way to look at this and this is how china looks at it. is that lai does not have the popular vote in taiwan and nor does his party have control of congress. hopefully china has that perspective. it will put some moderation in terms of how china views lai as well as his ability to influence taiwan's policies. >> now for the chinese, as important as what taiwan does is what washington does.
most want to maintain the status quo and if you look at the polling results, as you mentioned, he did not receive more than 50% of the votes at the presidential election. which is different from thai, where both in the 2016 and 2020 election, she received more than 50% of the votes. it's also important to note that not only did lai not receive 50% of the votes for the presidential election, when you look at the legislative u.n. elections, the dpp did not hold on to their majority. so one way to look at this and this is how china looks at it. is that lai does not have the popular vote in taiwan and nor does his party have control of congress. hopefully china has that perspective. it will put some moderation in terms of how china views lai as well as his ability to influence taiwan's policies. >> now for the chinese, as
nikki haley moving into second place pushing ron desantis down to third. christie and vivek ramaswamy barely hanging on. bill melugin is live in waukee, iowa. you spoke to nikki haley, how does she feel about the rankings? >> john, she said she can feel the momentum, she thinks the opponents can feel the momentum, too, a bigger target on the back now. she well comes the target and telling everybody else bring it on. power rankings one more time unveiled this morning. donald trump still the front-runner, but nikki haley coming into that number two spot, she is enjoying some positive polling results in the state of new hampshire. she is confident she can beat donald trump on the ground and during a fox news town hall last night she said he should not be removed from state ballots. take a listen. >> no he shouldn't be taken off the ballot and the supreme court needs to rule quickly before other states start to do this. this is one of those don't open a door if you don't want to see what happens. this is a door we don't need to