Japan’s parliament failed to set a date for its vote on a new prime minister on Wednesday, after party leaders spent a day in inconclusive coalition talks.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed a vote on October 21 to the parliamentary scheduling committee, but opposition parties have not agreed to that date, citing ongoing coalition discussions across parties.

The LDP chose Sanae Takaichi as its new chief earlier this month, but her path to becoming Japan’s first female prime minister has become trickier after the party’s longstanding partner Komeito chose to end their coalition last week, opening up the possibility of the next premier coming from one of the opposition parties.

The biggest opposition group, the Constitutional Democratic Party, is trying to put together a coa

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