Ishiba seeks quick win on political funds as minority government is born

key takeaways

• Ishiba Shigeru was comfortably reelected as prime minister on Monday, 11 November as Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) Noda Yoshihiko failed to convince most of the other opposition parties to back him in a runoff.
• While Ishiba said he wanted to focus on economic issues in the near term, in talks with Noda he stressed his desire to move quickly to reach an agreement on additional political reforms.
• The CDP wants more ambitious reforms than Ishiba would prefer, but whether the CDP prevails will depend on its coordination with the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) and Ishin no Kai, both of which are momentarily preoccupied with internal issues.