Japan’s parliament will vote on the afternoon of the 11th to elect a prime minister. Despite a setback in the national election, Shigeru Ishiba is likely to remain in office and is preparing to meet with US President-elect Trump later this month.

The Liberal Democratic Party led by Shigeru Ishiba and its ally Komeito lost their majority in the House of Representatives in the general election on October 27, but Bloomberg News reported that due to the split in the opposition camp, the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito are almost certain to have enough votes to support Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister in the second round of the election.

Unless there are major surprises in the election, Shigeru Ishiba will leave this week to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Peru and the G20 summit in Brazil early next week. Japanese government officials are trying to arrange a meeting with Trump before his trip ends, possibly during his stay in the United States in Japan.

The most likely source of support for Shigeru Ishiba to keep his position as prime minister will be the Democratic Party, a small party that is relatively close to the Liberal Democratic Party on the political spectrum and has enough seats in parliament to help the ruling coalition pass legislation.