Japanese Communist Party reverses opposition election cooperation policy
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Communist Party said Monday it would abandon its policy of cooperating with other opposition parties in national electio
The Japanese Communist Party (JCP) announced on Monday that it would abandon its longstanding policy of cooperating with other opposition parties in national elections, marking a potential shift in the political landscape against Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservative government. JCP chief Tomoko Tamura, who became the party's first female leader in 2024, emphasized that a new party configuration has emerged, with a renewed focus on expanding the JCP to counter Takaichi's administration.
The JCP, established before the end of World War II in 1945, had previously advocated for collaboration between citizens and opposition parties in national elections, working with the largest opposition party and other political forces at the time. However, Tamura urged party members to work "single-mindedly for advances" and called for the removal of the opposition cooperation language from resolutions at upcoming party congresses, a measure expected to take effect next year after being included in resolutions at three consecutive JCP congresses since 2017.
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