Ritsumin Eda representative will form a new party in the beginning of next month at 13:15 on August 13

Concerning the merger with the National Democratic Party, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Mr. Edano, expressed his desire to reach a new party after the merger at the beginning of next month at a round-table conference between the members of the House of Representatives.

Concerning the confluence with the National Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party held a meeting of both members of the House of Representatives in the Diet on the afternoon of the 13th.

Among them, Mr. Edano said that the secretary-general of both parties and the chairman of the political affairs survey had gathered the draft of the platform and the regulations for the merger with the National Democratic Party. We had a great deal of difficulty striving to balance the difficult propositions of changing the political situation and government."

On that basis, Mr. Edano said, "I think that the bills and the like are generally understandable. By the beginning of the moon, we will power up in a new way and take a further big step toward the seizure of power. I would like to continue," and expressed the idea that we would like to start a new party after the merger in early next month.