Preface
Ken Kawasaki

Articles
– Fourteen Years of Turmoil under the Conservative Government?
– A Perspective from the Party Structure
　　Kensuke Takayasu
– Limitations of the French Fifth Republic
　　Yoshiko Kuni
– The End of the German Signal Coalition and the Future of the New Government
　　Takeshi Kawasaki
– Populist Parties in Italy
　　Tomoaki Ikeya
– Análise Histórico-Política das Eleições Legislativas de 2024 em Portugal
　　Yasuhiro Nishiwaki

Visit Report
– “11th Asian Congress of Hispanists”, Madrid, Instituto Cervantes, 24th-26th June 2024
　　Antonio Doñas
– Three border experiences: a report from the German-Polish border region
　　Kimura Goro Christoph
– Participation en tant qu’observatrice à un séminaire de praticiens
　sur la coopération décentralisée de France.
　　Machiko Kojima
– Slavic studies transcend borders : organizing International
　academic conference and joint research students’ presentations in Europe.
　　Shin’ichi Murata