Centrist party discusses response after Constitutional Democrats rule out merger
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- The Centrist Reform Alliance held an emergency executive meeting after the Constitutional Democratic Party rejected a merger with the alliance and Komeito.
- The parties are continuing discussions over the alliance’s future before a three-party leaders’ meeting scheduled for later on Aug. 31.
The Centrist Reform Alliance met on the morning of Aug. 31 to discuss its response after the Constitutional Democratic Party indicated that it would not merge with the alliance and Komeito.
The meeting focused on the party’s future as discussions continued over how it should proceed. The three parties are also coordinating ahead of a leaders’ meeting planned for the evening.
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Originally published by NHK in Japanese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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