Japan centrist opposition alliance may break up as members eye departure
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's centrist opposition alliance stood on the brink of falling apart Monday, with sources saying members who joined from the Kome
Japan's centrist opposition alliance, the Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA), appears to be on the verge of disbanding as some of its members, notably from the Komeito party, consider leaving the group. This potential split comes after failed negotiations to merge Komeito and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) into the CRA in a bid to counter the ruling Liberal Democratic Party coalition.
The leaders of the three parties are set to meet later in the day to decide on the merger plan. The CRA, formed in January, currently holds 49 seats in the House of Representatives, with 28 coming from Komeito and 21 from the CDPJ. These lawmakers remain separate in the upper house, where the ruling coalition lacks a majority. With the opposition camp now potentially fragmenting, political analysts suggest this could favor the ruling parties ahead of upcoming unified local elections.
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