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Plan to consolidate Japan’s centrist opposition parties collapses
- On Monday, Japan's centrist opposition alliance stood on the brink of collapse, with sources saying members who joined from Komeito months ago could leave the group.
- CDPJ leader Shunichi Mizuoka announced on Friday that his party would not join the alliance, while Komeito-affiliated lawmakers in the Centrist Reform Alliance similarly decided against merging.
- Following the February general election, the alliance includes 21 CDPJ lawmakers in the House of Representatives, which remains controlled by the Liberal Democratic Party.
- Leaders of the three parties met Monday evening to discuss future relations, while CRA leader Junya Ogawa told reporters his resolve to defend centrist politics remains.
- Formed in January, the Centrist Reform Alliance faces an uncertain future as Komeito and CDPJ lawmakers continue to sit separately in the House of Councillors.
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The Centrist Reform Coalition has decided against the merger of the two parties that Komeito had been calling for. They are also considering splitting into two parties: one with members from the Constitutional Democratic Party and the other from Komeito. This was revealed by sources close to the matter. The Centrist Coalition, which aimed to be a counter-force to the Sanae Takaichi administration, has only been in existence for a short time sinc…
·Tokyo, Japan
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left1Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Center
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
L 17%
C 50%
R 33%
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