与党

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 与党 is read as よとう and means “ruling party”.
• Basic usage: It refers to the governing party explaining a budget and disagreeing internally over a new system.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Key distinction: 与党内
  • It denotes the party or parties supporting the government. 与党内 narrows the reference to discussion within that camp.