【野党やとうの動うごき 22日にじゅうににち】石破いしば首相しゅしょう続投ぞくとうの意向いこう表明ひょうめい受うけ 各党かくとうは

As a result of the House of Councillors election, the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito became a minority ruling coalition in both houses of the Diet, but Prime Minister Ishiba has expressed his intention to remain in office, stating that national politics must not be allowed to stagnate.

Statements on this issue are also coming one after another from the opposition parties.

We will report on the actions and responses of each opposition party on July 22.

Of these, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda, whose party won the same 22 seats as those up for re-election, visited the Rengo headquarters around 9 a.m. on the 22nd and held talks with President Yoshino.

In this meeting, Representative Noda reported that although the ruling parties lost their majority, the party failed to expand its support among unaffiliated voters and struggled to increase its proportional representation votes. Taking these circumstances into account, they confirmed that preparations would proceed for the next House of Representatives election.

Mr. Noda told reporters, Since the Ishiba administration will continue, we will build a structure to prepare for the next battle.

I want to strengthen cooperation among the opposition parties by the time the extraordinary Diet session is held, he said.

On the other hand, Tamaki, the leader of the Democratic Party for the People, which increased its contested seats from 4 to 17, had a meeting with Chairman Yoshino around 9:30 a.m.

We agreed to accelerate our preparations in cooperation, sharing the understanding that a House of Representatives election could be called at any time.

Mr. Tamaki told reporters, In some regions, cooperation with the Rengo and the Constitutional Democratic Party worked well in this election, so I would like to continue this in the future.

In this House of Councillors election, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan achieved its goal of breaking the ruling partys majority, but as a party, it won the same 22 seats as it had before and was unable to increase its number of seats.

Regarding this, at the partys Standing Executive Committee meeting, Representative Noda stated, It is important to thoroughly review this, and we must prepare for the next battle.

At the meeting, it was confirmed that, in preparation for the next House of Representatives election, they would listen to the opinions of local organizations and analyze the results—including trends among independent voters—in response to the sluggish performance in the proportional representation vote and the fact that some official party candidates were unable to win in multi-member constituencies.

Furthermore, Representative Noda, taking into account that the opposition parties now hold a majority in the House of Councillors, instructed Policy Research Council Chairman Shigetoku to promote cooperation among opposition parties toward the prompt abolition of the provisional gasoline tax rate.

If you say things like that, no one will ever be able to quit.

It looks as if they are acting like this election result never happened, and it only appears that they are disregarding the outcome of the election and the will of the people.

I want to confront the Ishiba Cabinet strictly, he said.

Sansei Party Representative Kamiya: “Cooperation with other parties is undecided.” At a press conference, Sansei Party Representative Kamiya stated, “Originally, we were hoping to win six seats, but we are grateful to have received more than twice that number. On the other hand, our responsibility will also be more than doubled, so I will prioritize solidifying the party’s structure as soon as possible and operate the party with that as our top priority.”

On top of that, “Cooperation with other parties is completely undecided, and there is absolutely no plan to join up with anyone.”

Even though I receive various invitations, now is not the time for that, so I will focus on making progress on at least one of the pledges I made during the election.

On the other hand, regarding Prime Minister Ishibas announcement that he will remain in office, he said, It is only natural that there are voices within the Liberal Democratic Party saying the Prime Minister should be replaced, since he has not gained confidence through the election.

Its about the personnel affairs of another party, but in my personal opinion, I think resigning can be one way to take responsibility, he said.