Launch of new opposition party in Japan

Launch of new opposition party in Japan

Kohei Otsuka (L), an upper house lawmaker who led the Democratic Party, and Yuichiro Tamaki, a lower house member who led the Party of Hope, hold a news conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2018, following the inauguration ceremony for their new merged party earlier in the day. The two have been selected as co-leaders of the new Democratic Party for the People. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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