key takeaways
- With the Diet back in session and the FY2025 budgetary process nearing its conclusion, the opposition parties are learning how to leverage their new strength.
- The Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) have immediately sought to use their clout to extract policy concessions from the Ishiba government.
- Ishin no Kai, meanwhile, has a new leader and is pursuing a strategic pivot, limiting its influence in the near term.
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