The Constitutional Democratic Party and the Komeito Party will run separately in the upcoming unified local elections, not joining the Center-Right Reform Coalition.
The secretary-general of the Center-Right Reform Coalition, Hayato Hoshino, stated on March 10 that for the upcoming spring unified local elections, the Constitutional Democratic Party and Komeito Party will not join the Center-Right Reform Coalition, but instead will field their own candidates. To achieve "maximum seat gains," the Center-Right Reform Coalition will support the candidates of the two parties through recommendations and other forms. The situation of the three parties remaining independent is expected to continue for some time. Hoshino revealed this information after talks with the secretaries-general of the Constitutional Democratic Party and Komeito Party.
Komeito will hold an emergency party meeting on the 14th, and the Constitutional Democratic Party will hold a party meeting on the 29th, and it is expected that the above policy will be formally decided. Regarding whether the Center-Right Reform Coalition itself will field candidates in the unified election, Hoshino said, "It is being discussed by the secretaries-general of each party," and did not give a clear answer.
Before the February general election, it was expected that local legislators and senators from the Constitutional Democratic Party and Komeito would join the Center-Right Reform Coalition, but the Center-Right Reform Coalition suffered a major defeat in the House of Representatives election, leading to increased caution.
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