Tokyo, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, will end its partnership with the LDP, including electoral cooperation, Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito said Friday. Saito informed Sanae Takaichi, president of the LDP, of his party’s plan to leave the ruling coalition at a meeting in parliament earlier in the day. The move makes it uncertain whether Takaichi will be elected prime minister at an upcoming extraordinary parliament session. Komeito’s departure from the ruling bloc marks a major shift in Japanese politics, as the two parties had cooperated for 26 years since Komeito entered a three-party coalition with the LDP and the now-defunct Liberal Party in October 1999. They maintained their partnership during the roughly three years they were out of government from September 2009. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Komeito to Leave Japan’s Ruling Coalition with LDP
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