Representative Tamaki of the Democratic Party of the People expressed a negative view of the possibility of the party forming a government with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, citing the lack of agreement on fundamental policies such as the constitution and national security.
Representative Izumi of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan announced that he will meet with Representative Tamaki of the Democratic Party for the People this week regarding the ``trigger clause'' that would suspend the taxation of the additional portion of gasoline tax.
Regarding this, Mr. Tamaki said at a press conference after the party convention, ``We haven't decided what form it will take, but our policy is to cooperate with political parties that share the same policy, so we will work on that basis.'' He expressed his intention to respond positively.
Regarding the possibility of assuming the government together with the Constitutional Democratic Party, he said, ``If we are to form a cabinet, it will fall apart unless we agree on basic policies, security, energy, and the Constitution.Does the current Constitutional Democratic Party meet this requirement? "It doesn't meet our expectations, and different people say different things," he said, expressing a negative opinion.
On the other hand, regarding cooperation with the Democratic Party of the People, Secretary-General Okada of the Constitutional Democratic Party said on the 10th, ``If we change our way of thinking and think that the opposition parties should unite, we would like to respond sympathetically.'' "If this happens, it will become even more difficult. I would like you to be a little more understanding and considerate of the feelings of our colleagues."