石破いしば首相しゅしょう 自民党じみんとうの臨時りんじ役員やくいん会かいで続投ぞくとうの意向いこう伝達でんたつか

In the House of Councillors election, the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito were unable to maintain a majority of seats, and following the House of Representatives, they have also become a minority ruling coalition in the House of Councillors.

At an extraordinary meeting of LDP executives, Prime Minister Ishiba is believed to have expressed his intention to remain in office, stating that the responsibility as the largest party is significant.

In the recent House of Councillors election, the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito together won 47 seats, a significant decrease from the 66 seats they held before the election. They failed to reach the 50 seats needed to maintain a majority, which was their goal, and following the House of Representatives, they have also become a minority ruling party in the House of Councillors.

This will be the first time since its founding in 1955 that the government led by the Liberal Democratic Party has lost its majority in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors.

After the election night, the Liberal Democratic Party is holding an extraordinary executive meeting attended by Prime Minister Ishiba, Secretary-General Moriyama, and others.

Prime Minister Ishiba is believed to have expressed his intention to remain in office, stating that as the leader of the largest party, he bears a heavy responsibility and has an obligation to implement policies such as wage increases and regional revitalization.

Prime Minister Ishiba is expected to hold a meeting with Komeito leader Saito shortly, where they will confirm their intention for both parties to continue working together in managing the government.

And at 2 p.m. on the 21st, he is expected to hold a press conference as the party leader and officially announce that he will remain in office.

Regarding the future management of the administration, the policy is to maintain the coalition government of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito as the foundation, while seeking to build consensus with opposition parties on a policy-by-policy basis.

On the other hand, the opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, secured 22 of the seats up for election.

Representative Noda said, The public has clearly expressed its will by saying No to the Ishiba administration.

The Liberal Democratic Party and I have different views on the consumption tax, and the issue of money in politics has not been resolved.

He said, A grand coalition is out of the question.

The Democratic Party for the People and the Sanseito Party significantly increased their seats.

Representative Tamaki of the Democratic Party for the People said, With the increase of the Democratic Party for the People and the Sanseito, new options have been chosen.

I have absolutely no intention of cooperating with the Ishiba administration, which does not keep its promises, he said.

The leader of the Sanseitō, Mr. Kamiya, said, We will decide whether to support or oppose each policy individually—that is how we will engage with the LDP-Komeito administration and the ruling parties.

He said, We will take a case-by-case approach with the Constitutional Democratic Party as well.

At this time, there are no opposition parties that have clearly expressed a willingness to cooperate with the ruling party, and they plan to consider their future response while taking into account factors such as Prime Minister Ishibas press conference.