As parliament reconvenes Wednesday to formally reelect Sanae Takaichi as prime minister, all eyes are on how she will wield the power of the ruling coalition¡¯s two-thirds majority in the Lower House and whether she¡¯ll make good on her aim to pass the fiscal 2026 budget by March 31 ¡ª the end of the fiscal year.
At a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party executives Tuesday morning, Takaichi said she was strongly determined to get the budget enacted quickly.
¡°We¡¯ll call on the opposition parties for cooperation and strive to pass it as soon as possible.¡±
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