国际英语资讯:2 Japanese opposition parties fail to form alliance, fresh affiliation moves emerge
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 17-- <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="forging">forging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breakdown">breakdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stances">stances</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="Motohisa">Motohisa</span> <span word="Furukawa">Furukawa</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Teruhiko">Teruhiko</span> <span word="Mashiko">Mashiko</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="LDP">LDP</span>).</p><p><span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="merger">merger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fruition">fruition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="chambers">chambers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="overtaking">overtaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitutional">Constitutional</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> (<span word="CDPJ">CDPJ</span>).</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="rank">rank</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="file">file</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reconcile">reconcile</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span>, <span word="meanwhile">meanwhile</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span>.</p><p><span word="Launched">Launched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Gov">Gov</span>. <span word="Yuriko">Yuriko</span> <span word="Koike">Koike</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22 <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="absorbed">absorbed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="liberals">liberals</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CDPJ">CDPJ</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="odds">odds</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span>.</p>
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