The election to nominate the Prime Minister will be held on the 21st. While expectations are high for the birth of Japan’s first female Prime Minister, both the ruling and opposition parties continue to hold discussions on inter-party alliances, and at this point it is impossible to predict who will be elected Prime Minister. This appears to have inadvertently exposed the political turmoil. Personally, I expect that for the time being the government will be run with the LDP-Japan Democratic Party coalition and the Diet Parties and the Japan Conservative Party partially cooperating, but I wonder whether this type of multi-party politics is sustainable… I want nothing more than stability in politics, but it looks like we will be forced to face turmoil for a while. (Kei)

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