US EditionJapan's New Centrist Party Wins Largest Opposition Status Ahead of Election
The Centrist Reform Alliance unites 227 candidates, including 143 incumbents, to challenge the ruling coalition with a platform prioritizing tax cuts on food and social reforms.
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Over 220 lawmakers to join new Japanese opposition party ahead of election
Japan's new party pitching centrist policies officially kicked off Thursday as the largest opposition force in the House of Representatives, announcing over 220 candidates to run on its ticket for the Feb 8 election and a pledge to eliminate the consumption tax on food starting in this fall. The Centrist…
Japan's new centrist party wins largest opposition status ahead of election
Japan's new party pitching centrist policies officially kicked off Thursday as the largest opposition force in the House of Representatives, announcing over 220 candidates to run on its ticket for the Feb. 8 election and a pledge to eliminate the consumption tax on food starting in this fall.
The new party, the Center Reform Alliance, held its founding convention in the Diet on the 22nd. The center-leader House of Representatives group includes 172 members, including 148 from the Constitutional Democratic Party and 24 from the Komeito Party, making it the second largest group after the Liberal Democratic Party (199 members). The conservative Takaichi Sanae administration...
The new party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and the Komeito Party, held its founding convention in the Diet on the 22nd, marking the launch of the largest opposition party with over 160 members of the House of Representatives from both parties. The alliance announced its first official nomination for the upcoming House of Representatives election, fielding a total of 227 candidates, i…
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