 Hosokawa stated that he would "take responsibility" (i.e., resign) if electoral reform was not introduced by the end of the year, and if it was, a new system would require new elections to be held under it.The coalition government collapsed after 10 months when the Socialist Party and New Party Sakigake left the government.The Socialist Party decided to form a Grand coalition government with Liberal Democratic Party in 1994, returning the LDP to power.