立りっ民みんと国民こくみん 結党けっとうから5年ごねん 両りょう党とうの立場たちばの違ちがい鮮明せんめいに

The Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People will mark five years since their founding on the 15th.

The Constitutional Democratic Party was unable to increase its seats in the July House of Councillors election, so the new executive team will consider a new strategy.

On the other hand, the Democratic Party for the People has been expanding its influence since last years House of Representatives election, and plans to review how cooperation among opposition parties should be conducted.

The Constitutional Democratic Party saw Representative Noda take office last September, following Mr. Edano and Mr. Izumi. In the subsequent House of Representatives election, the party increased its seats and caused the ruling coalition to lose its majority. However, in the House of Councillors election in July, it only managed to maintain its existing seats.

As the ruling party has become a minority in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, the new executive team will need to consider new strategies, such as adopting a confrontational stance as the largest opposition party while also engaging in discussions on certain policy issues.

They still intend to call for cooperation with other parties and aim for a change of government. Secretary-General Azumi said, With a clear focus on moderate, centrist, and liberal values, we will clarify the partys position and aim for a change of government.

He said, Becoming the largest party by proportional representation in the next House of Representatives election is the shortcut to taking power.

On the other hand, the Democratic Party for the People was formed by lawmakers who did not join the Constitutional Democratic Party due to differences over nuclear power policy and other reasons.

From the beginning, they have advocated for resolution over confrontation and have been working to spread this message—mainly among younger generations—through SNS strategies. Since last years House of Representatives election, the party has been expanding its influence.

In the upcoming House of Representatives election, the party plans to field at least one candidate in each prefecture. Representative Tamaki stated, Rather than a change of government under a two-party political system, we want to explore a new path that reflects the opinions of citizens and taxpayers in politics, based on a multiparty system.

Its the same in elections; naturally, strategies and tactics will also change, he said.

The labor union Rengo is encouraging both parties, which originated from the former ruling Democratic Party, to cooperate in the next House of Representatives election. However, the Democratic Party for the People is taking the stance that it will decide on a case-by-case basis for each electoral district, arguing that even if they unify their candidates, they are not in a position to defeat the Liberal Democratic Party. The differences in the two parties positions are becoming increasingly clear.