New Renaissance Party to disband

New Renaissance Party to disband

New Renaissance Party leader Hiroyuki Arai announces his withdrawal from politics and disbandment of the party during a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2016. Arai failed to gain enough proportional representation votes to hold his seat in the upper house election the previous day, erasing the party's presence from the Diet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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