Japan's Opposition Alliance Teeters on Collapse: What's at Stake? The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA), formed five months ago to challenge Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling coalition, is on the brink of collapse.
The merger talks between three opposition parties Komeito, CDPJ, and CRA have stalled, with CDPJ leader Shunichi Mizuoka declaring his party will not join the alliance.
The current impasse stems from disagreements over how to structure cooperation in the upper house, where the ruling coalition does not hold a majority.