Japan's Main Opposition Party Collapses After Eight Months
Junya Ogawa said the party will end its activities after winning only 49 of 465 Lower House seats in February.
- On Sept 9, Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance announced it will disband, ending an eight-month effort to create a political counterweight to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration.
- Formed to merge Komeito and the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Centrist Reform Alliance suffered a crushing defeat in the general election, securing only 49 seats in the 465-seat Lower House.
- Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party won 316 total seats, while the opposition's failure resulted in more than 100 incumbents losing their re-election bids.
- Junya Ogawa, the Alliance chief, said the group will dissolve once outstanding payments are settled, with some members expected to return to old parties or form new ones.
- Despite the collapse, members are expected to form a Lower-House caucus to continue pushing for a viable alternative to the LDP, following Pacifist Komeito's decision to end its 26-year coalition last year.
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The opposition to the Sanae Takaichi party is fragmented in Japan. The leader of the Centralist Reform Alliance announced the dissolution of this coalition created eight months earlier to try to counter the spectacular advance of the formation of the Prime Minister, the Liberal Democratic Party – the PLD, in the general elections. This announcement only accentuates the position of strength of the one known as the "Japanese Iron Lady".
The Centre-Reform Alliance was founded only eight months ago.
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The Edge MarketsJapan's main opposition party collapses after eight months
TOKYO: Japan's fragmented political opposition sank into deeper disarray on Wednesday (Sept 9) as its main party announced that it would disband, following a failed effort to counter Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's highly popular administration.
Japan's divided political opposition plunged further into chaos on Wednesday, with its main party announcing its dissolution after a failed attempt to counter the hugely popular administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Tokyo, Sep 10 (Latin Press) The Japanese opposition bloc Alliance Reformista Centrista (CRA) today announced its dissolution after failure of the efforts to bring about a total fusion between the component forces. The post Main Opposition Party in Japan announces disintegration first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
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