|
|
"A collaborative political resource." |
Parties of Ishihara, Hashimoto announce merger
|
| Parent(s) |
Party
-
|
| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Nov 19, 2012 03:30am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Nov 17, 2012 10:00pm |
| Description | The parties led by nationalist politician Shintaro Ishihara and popular Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto announced their merger on Nov. 17, after the former governor of Tokyo made numerous concessions on policy.
Ishihara, who left the Tokyo metropolitan government to form the new Sunrise Party, and Hashimoto, who leads the Japan Restoration Party, resolved their differences and agreed that Ishihara would become party chief after the merger is completed.
A number of parties have been seeking an alliance with Hashimoto, but the mayor has insisted they must first accept a package of policies adopted by the Japan Restoration Party and Your Party, headed by Lower House member Yoshimi Watanabe. The Japan Restoration Party and Your Party agreed on a common campaign platform on Nov. 15 for the election.
The policy package includes the abolition of nuclear energy and Japan’s participation in talks to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
Ishihara has long defended the use of nuclear power generation in Japan. And the conservative members of the Sunrise Party also opposed Japan’s participation in the TPP.
However, the normally combative Ishihara accepted the Japan Restoration Party’s campaign platform in its entirety. |
| Article | Read Article |
|
|
