Political analysis demonstrates mounting pressure on Fumio Kishida and the ruling party, highlighting risks of a historic government change.
Significance This hurts Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s credibility within the LDP and the wider nation. A change of government following the next general election would be the first in over ten years. Impacts Kishida will press ahead with the introduction of legislation to tighten controls on political expenses in an effort to regain voter trust. The prime minister will likely undertake a cabinet reshuffle and make changes to the LDP's senior leadership at the end of the Diet session. CDP leader Kenta Izumi will now be under less pressure. Attention will increasingly turn to the July 7 election for the Tokyo governorship.
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