After Hiranuma, Nobuyuki ABE from the Army and Mitsumasa YONAI from the Navy each held office for a short time, and Konoe, during this period, focused on adding details to the framework of his new political party.
平沼の後は陸軍出身の阿部信行と海軍出身の米内光政がそれぞれ短期間政権を担当したが、この間の近衛は新党構想の肉付けに専念した。