中道改革連合 事実上の“分裂”へ 結党から7か月あまり… 背景には地方の反発 東海地方の議員も“悔しさ”滲ます

The Centrist Reform Alliance, the largest opposition party, has effectively split just over seven months after its founding, leaving lawmakers in the Tokai region disappointed. (Centrist Reform Alliance Representative, Junya Ogawa) "It is extremely regrettable and apologetic that the merger of the three parties will not materialize." Representatives from the Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and Komeito held a meeting and agreed to abandon the merger of the three parties. The Centrist Reform Alliance, formed by House of Representatives members from the Constitutional Democratic Party and Komeito, had been discussing a merger including the House of Councillors, but the Constitutional Democratic Party announced last week that it would not join. Centrist leaders met on the morning of the 31st to discuss the party's future course of action. A Constitutional Democratic Party lawmaker from the Tokai region: "Nobody has any expectations of a party called 'Centrist'." The background to this was the backlash from local areas. (Constitutional Democratic Party lawmaker from the Tokai region) "Nobody has any expectations of a party called 'Centrist'." However, there were also voices of support in Aichi Prefecture. (Yoshitaka Saito, Representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Aichi Prefectural Federation) "There were voices saying that we should seriously accept the harsh results (in the House of Representatives election), and voices saying that we should actively move forward towards a merger." Furthermore, regarding the Komeito Party's actions... (Yoshitaka Saito, Representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Aichi Prefectural Federation) "I think we need to further strengthen cooperation in various forms." Former House of Representatives member Shoichi Kondo: "It is important to create a unifying axis." Also, a veteran who served as acting representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party and vice-representative of the centrist party said... (Former House of Representatives member Shoichi Kondo) "It is important to create a unifying axis that raises the banner of liberalism." The centrist party has decisively split just over seven months after its founding. Attention is focused on what will become of the opposition forces against the ruling party. For more details, see NEWS DIG! ↓ https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/...