The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Ishin no Kai reached a deal with the opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) to reform the electoral system for the lower house.
This agreement is an unambiguous victory for Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and the LDP, showing their ability to play divide-and-conquer with a fractured opposition and delivering on a pledge to Ishin no Kai.
This compromise also deprives opposition parties of a lever they might have used to stall deliberations on the consumption tax cut in the upper house.
