Liberal Democratic Party–Japan Innovation Party coalition

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) formed a coalition on 20 October 2025. It was created after the LDP–Komeito coalition ended. The coalition helped create the Takaichi Cabinet, which was formed on 21 October 2025. Currently, the LDP holds all ministerial posts in the coalition government. The two parties are aligned on national policies and National Diet strategies.

Background
On 10 October 2025, Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito announced that his party would leave from its coalition with the LDP, since they did not approave of Sanae Takaichi, who was elected LDP president in a leadership election before. Following Komeito's withdrawal, the LDP invited the Japan Innovation Party to join the coalition.

The JIP was third-largest party in the Diet, and is more to the political right than Komeito. On 15 October, Takaichi met with JIP leader Hirofumi Yoshimura and co-leader Fumitake Fujita. The two sides agreed to talk about the possibility of forming a coalition government starting from 16 October. After the meeting, the leaders of the two parties said that they had a lot in common and could support confirming Takaichi as prime minister. Takaichi also announced that she would support creating a second capital in Japan, as proposed by the JIP, and said that she would invite "two or more" members of the JIP to sit in her cabinet. On 16 October, after many days of talks, the LDP accepted the 12 policies demanded by the JIP.自民 維新 連立政権も視野に入れた政策協議 17日もNHK　2025年10月16日

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Category:Sanae Takaichi
Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)