Takaichi’s pick for parliament chief prompts concern over power shift
Selection of a lawmaker without Cabinet experience seen as strengthening the influence of the Prime Minister's Office while reducing opposition input.
Hideki Murai, the new parliamentary affairs chief of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is garnering attention from both ruling and opposition parties. The 46-year-old has been elected to the House of Representatives six times, but has never held a Cabinet minister role. It is uncommon for someone without Cabinet experience to be appointed as the party's parliamentary affairs leader.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is also LDP president, chose Murai for this critical position, which suggests her aim to oversee parliamentary affairs under the Prime Minister's Office initiative.
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