日本立、公两党确定共建新党“中道改革联合”

Core Viewpoint - The largest opposition party in Japan, the Constitutional Democratic Party, and the Komeito Party have officially announced the formation of a new party named "Center Reform Union" to jointly contest the upcoming House of Representatives elections against the ruling party led by Prime Minister Sanna Takagi [1] Group 1 - The new party aims to gather the "center" forces in Japanese politics, focusing on political reform and pragmatic foreign and security policies [1] - The new party will initially consist of 172 current members from the House of Representatives, while senators and local assembly members will remain with their original parties [1] - Komeito has the ability to mobilize approximately 10,000 to 20,000 votes in each electoral district, which were previously used to support candidates from the Liberal Democratic Party, but will now support candidates from the Constitutional Democratic Party [1] Group 2 - Komeito exited the ruling coalition in October last year and has been advocating for the consolidation of centrist forces to counter the Takagi administration [1] - The timing for the establishment of the new party has become more favorable as Prime Minister Takagi is set to dissolve the House of Representatives and call for early elections [1]