The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Restoration Party have reached a preliminary agreement, giving Takayuki Kuriki a chance for a comeback.
After several days of negotiations and exchanges of interests, Takayuki Kuriki seems to have seized the last opportunity for a comeback.
On the 17th, the Japanese "Mainichi Shimbun" reported that the LDP and the Restoration Party have reached a preliminary consensus on joint governance. The LDP has agreed to accept the Restoration Party's proposal to reduce 10% of the parliamentary seats, and plans to pass relevant bills in the National Diet this autumn. However, more detailed plans are still under negotiation.
We previously introduced that after the break-up between the Komeito Party and the LDP, the LDP currently has only 196 votes in the House of Representatives. To become the Prime Minister, at least 233 votes are required. Therefore, it is particularly important for the LDP to secure the support of the Restoration Party, which has 35 votes, if they want to put Takayuki Kuriki on the throne.
(The missing two votes are likely to be placed with the Constitutional Party, and Takayuki Kuriki has already met with the Constitutional Party for talks).
However, the coalition between the LDP, the Restoration Party, and the Constitutional Party also comes at a cost: originally, the LDP is an ultra-right-wing party. If it absorbs two more ultra-right-wing parties, Japan will likely continue down the path of militarism resurgence.
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