日本立宪民主党与公明党将组建新党对抗高市阵营

Core Viewpoint - The leaders of Japan's largest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), and the Komeito party have agreed to form a new party to jointly contest the upcoming House of Representatives elections against the ruling coalition led by Seiko Noda [1] Group 1 - The new party is likely to be named "Center Reform," aiming to consolidate the "centrist" forces in Japanese politics [1] - Yoshihiko Noda stated that this represents an opportunity to place "centrist" forces at the center of the political stage [1] - The two parties plan to retain their respective party structures after the formation of the new party, with candidates from both parties resigning to join the new entity while their senators and local assembly members remain in their original parties [1] Group 2 - According to the official data from the Japanese House of Representatives, the 219th National Assembly has a total of 465 seats [1] - The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party hold 199 seats (including independents) and 34 seats, respectively [1] - The Constitutional Democratic Party is the largest opposition party with 148 seats (including independents), while the Komeito party has 24 seats [1]