, 8 0 4 , 1 4 5 ▁| ▁ 1 0 0 . 0 0 % ▁| ▁ 0 ▁| ▁ 5 1 1 ▁| ▁ 1 ( re app ort ion ment ) ▁| ▁ 1 ▁| } ▁ ▁Post - e lection ▁ ▁New ▁government ▁ ▁The ▁L DP ▁attempted ▁to ▁delay ▁the ▁hand over . ▁As ▁the ▁largest ▁party ▁by ▁far , ▁it ▁demanded ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁appoint ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁parliament ary ▁convention . ▁Additionally , ▁L DP ' s ▁new ▁Secretary - General , ▁Y oshi ro ▁Mor i , ▁pressed ▁for ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁planned ▁ 1 0 - day ▁Diet ▁session ▁to ▁enable ▁economic ▁issues ▁to ▁be ▁deb ated , ▁an ▁area ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁party ▁had ▁over wh el ming ▁expert ise . ▁Both ▁moves ▁were ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁coal ition . ▁ ▁The ▁coal ition ▁partners , ▁mean while , ▁un anim ously ▁settled ▁on ▁J NP ▁Chair man ▁Mor i hi ro ▁H os ok awa ▁as ▁Japan ' s ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁although ▁the ▁more ▁experienced ▁Ts ut om u ▁H ata ▁was ▁initially ▁preferred ▁by ▁the ▁SD P J ▁and ▁K ome ito . ▁Political ▁reform ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁government ' s ▁ag enda . ▁ ▁Political ▁reform ▁ ▁The ▁H os ok awa ▁coal ition ▁cabinet ▁put ▁forward ▁a ▁political ▁reform ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁which ▁proposed ▁( 1 ) ▁changes