"Citizens' Coalition" Calls on Opposition Parties for House of Representatives Election "Cooperation on Common Policies"

In the run-up to the next House of Representatives election, the Citizens' Coalition, which is made up of experts and civic groups, has called on the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Communist Party to promote cooperation among the opposition parties based on common policies such as opposition to the revision of Article 9 of the Constitution and a shift to energy that does not rely on nuclear power.

The Citizens' Coalition held a meeting in the Diet on the 7th, with the participation of Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) Secretary General Okada, Communist Party Secretary-General Koike, Reiwa Shinsengumi Co-Representative Kushibuchi, and Social Democratic Party (SDP) Secretary-General Hattori.

In the run-up to the next House of Representatives election, he requested that the opposition parties work together to promote cooperation based on common policies, such as the revision of Article 9 of the Constitution and the refusal to allow the exercise of the right of collective self-defense that deviates from self-defense, the transition to energy sources that do not rely on nuclear power or fossil fuels, and the establishment of a system of elective surnames for married couples.

Hiroshi Sasaki, a professor at Niigata International University of Informatics who serves as a steering committee member of the Citizens' Coalition, told reporters, "The Kishida administration is facing various problems and the support of the people is far away.

Okada, secretary-general of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said, "It was an opportunity for each party to show their support for the policies of the Citizens' Coalition and to work together to aim for a change of government.

Communist Party General Secretary Koike: "A step toward rebuilding the Communist Party"

Communist Party General Secretary Koike said at a press conference, "We have confirmed a common banner among the opposition parties in the run-up to the House of Representatives election, and this is a major step in rebuilding the joint struggle between citizens and opposition parties.