Japan's opposition party, the “Central Reform Coalition,” the Constitutional Democratic Party, and the Komeito Party held party leadership talks in the Diet on the afternoon of the 31st and officially decided to abandon the merger of the three parties at this stage. Jun Ogawa, representative of the “Central China Reform Coalition,” also said at the party leaders' meeting that he hopes to explore new forms of “restarting” the central political forces. The leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Mizuoka Shunichi, said that negotiations will resume on how to counter high municipal power in the future. Komeito Party leader Toshiko Takeya said that the Komeito Party had previously pushed members of the Senate to join the “Central Reform Coalition” and prepare for local organizational adjustments after the merger, but since the Constitutional Democratic Party has decided not to merge at the organizational level, the Komeito Party will not join alone.

Japan's opposition party, the “Central Reform Coalition,” the Constitutional Democratic Party, and the Komeito Party held party leadership talks in the Diet on the afternoon of the 31st and officially decided to abandon the merger of the three parties at this stage. Jun Ogawa, representative of the “Central China Reform Coalition,” also said at the party leaders' meeting that he hopes to explore new forms of “restarting” the central political forces. The leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Mizuoka Shunichi, said that negotiations will resume on how to counter high municipal power in the future. Komeito Party leader Toshiko Takeya said that the Komeito Party had previously pushed members of the Senate to join the “Central Reform Coalition” and prepare for local organizational adjustments after the merger, but since the Constitutional Democratic Party has decided not to merge at the organizational level, the Komeito Party will not join alone.