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Opposition Chiefs Set Talks to Unite PM Pick as Komeito Signals Openness

A single opposition nominee could outnumber the LDP in the lower house vote, raising the prospect of a change in government.

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Overview

  • Secretaries-general of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Japan Innovation Party, and Democratic Party for the People are arranging an Oct. 14 meeting to explore unifying behind one candidate for prime minister, according to reports on Oct. 13.
  • Komeito secretary-general Masanori Nishida said he would not rule out cooperating if the opposition settles on a single nominee, telling TV Asahi that all options remain possible.
  • LDP secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki said he will work to secure the Diet’s designation of party leader Sanae Takaichi as prime minister following Komeito’s exit from the coalition, and he is arranging talks with the DP as soon as Oct. 14.
  • In Gaza, Hamas began transferring captives, with seven people handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and Israeli media reporting more releases were expected later the same day.
  • After a Supreme Court review of record-keeping practices, courts designated 3,115 case files for special preservation during the 11 months from Jan. 30 to the end of last year.