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Komeito to Fold Its 21 Upper-House Members into Centrist Reform Alliance This Fall
The Japanese opposition party will declare its intent to merge in July and hold a formal vote by September, according to informed sources. Twenty-one Komeito members in the upper house would then switch to the CRA.
Jun 13, 5:28 AM·1m read1 source
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Opposition party Komeito plans to have its 21 members in the House of Councillors join the Centrist Reform Alliance before an extraordinary parliamentary session expected this fall, informed sources said. The party will declare its intention to join the CRA in July and formally approve the move at a party convention by September, the sources said.
After the convention, the 21 upper-house members will leave Komeito and enter the CRA.
Komeito will ask the CRA to keep its current platform, policies and name unchanged for now. The party prioritizes completing the merger quickly and will not seek any change in the CRA’s leadership, including chief Junya Ogawa. Junya Ogawa leads the Centrist Reform Alliance.
The 21 Komeito members currently sit in the House of Councillors, Japan’s upper chamber.
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