Leadership election of new opposition party in Japan

Leadership election of new opposition party in Japan

Kenta Izumi, policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People, makes a speech before lawmakers cast their votes to choose the leader of a new opposition party to be created through the merger of the DPFP and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Sept. 10, 2020, in Tokyo.

Leadership election of new opposition party in Japan

Leadership election of new opposition party in Japan

Kenta Izumi, policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People, makes a speech before lawmakers cast their votes to choose the leader of a new opposition party to be created through the merger of the DPFP and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Sept. 10, 2020, in Tokyo.

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Kenta Izumi, policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People, speaks during a public debate in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2020. He is running in the race to choose the leader of a new party to be created through the merger of the DPFP and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the country's two largest opposition parties.

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Kenta Izumi, policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People, speaks at a public debate in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2020. He is running in the race to choose the leader of a new party to be created through the merger of the DPFP and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the country's two largest opposition parties.

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Kenta Izumi, policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People, holds online talks with female local assembly members at the parliament building in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2020. He is running in the race to choose the leader of a new party to be created through the merger of the DPFP and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the country's two largest opposition parties.

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Kenta Izumi, policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2020, as official campaigning kicks off in the race to choose the leader of a new party, to be created through the merger of the DPFP and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the country's two largest opposition parties.

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Kenta Izumi, policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2020, after filing his candidacy to run in an election to choose the leader of a new party, created through the merger of the DPFP and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the country's two largest opposition parties.

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Leadership race of new opposition party in Japan

Kenta Izumi, policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2020, after filing his candidacy to run in an election to choose the leader of a new party, created through the merger of the DPFP and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the country's two largest opposition parties.