In the lower house election held on the 27th, the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito fell below the majority, making the political situation unclear. The progressive Constitutional Democratic Party has also fallen below the LDP's seats, and preparations for the nomination of the Prime Minister at the special Diet session to be convened by November 26 are beginning around the LDP and CDP.
The key player seems to be the National Democratic Party, which has quadrupled its seats from 7 to 28.The National Democratic Party has a history of supporting the ruling party in the fiscal year 2022 budget and the fiscal year 2023 supplementary budget. With the National Democratic Party's 28 seats added to the LDP and Komeito's 215 seats in the House of Representatives, a majority of 233 seats can be secured.Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated in a press conference on the afternoon of the 28th that he intends to start discussions with other parties by "incorporating policies."He expressed his view of starting with the discussions including the policies of other parties.
On the other hand, the Constitutional Democratic Party, including many things to be done, with Katsuya Okada, the leader of the party, telling the head of the federation that "there are many things to be done including preparations for the next year's House of Councillors election."He said that the Constitutional Democratic Party will continue to have ongoing discussions with the National Democratic Party.He stated (NHK on the 28th) that Nobutaka Machimura added.
Yukio Edano, the leader of the National Democratic Party, stated in a press conference in the early hours of the 28th."Policy implementation is more important than ministerial posts".according to Jiji Press on the 28th.