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Renaissance Press Conference for the 2026 Municipal Elections - Paris AJ

Deputy Secretary General, in charge of new talent, Marie Lebec during the Renaissance Party press conference, which presented its strategy and unveiled the first municipal pilots for the 2026 municipal elections in Paris, France, on March 20, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renaissance Press Conference for the 2026 Municipal Elections - Paris AJ

Deputy Secretary General, in charge of new talent, Marie Lebec during the Renaissance Party press conference, which presented its strategy and unveiled the first municipal pilots for the 2026 municipal elections in Paris, France, on March 20, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renaissance Press Conference for the 2026 Municipal Elections - Paris AJ

Deputy Secretary General, in charge of new talent, Marie Lebec during the Renaissance Party press conference, which presented its strategy and unveiled the first municipal pilots for the 2026 municipal elections in Paris, France, on March 20, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Renaissance Press Conference for the 2026 Municipal Elections - Paris AJ

Deputy Secretary General, in charge of new talent, Marie Lebec during the Renaissance Party press conference, which presented its strategy and unveiled the first municipal pilots for the 2026 municipal elections in Paris, France, on March 20, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets With National Assembly President - Paris

French Member of Parliament (MP) for the Renaissance ruling party and newly reelected National Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet leave the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on August 26, 2024, after meeting France President who convenes party leaders for consultations, in a bid to break political deadlock and form a government following snap elections. Weeks after legislative elections which produced a lower-house National Assembly with no clear majority, France still does not have a new prime minister. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets With National Assembly President - Paris

French Member of Parliament (MP) for the Renaissance ruling party and newly reelected National Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet leave the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on August 26, 2024, after meeting France President who convenes party leaders for consultations, in a bid to break political deadlock and form a government following snap elections. Weeks after legislative elections which produced a lower-house National Assembly with no clear majority, France still does not have a new prime minister. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets With National Assembly President - Paris

French Member of Parliament (MP) for the Renaissance ruling party and newly reelected National Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet leave the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on August 26, 2024, after meeting France President who convenes party leaders for consultations, in a bid to break political deadlock and form a government following snap elections. Weeks after legislative elections which produced a lower-house National Assembly with no clear majority, France still does not have a new prime minister. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets With National Assembly President - Paris

French Member of Parliament (MP) for the Renaissance ruling party and newly reelected National Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet leave the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on August 26, 2024, after meeting France President who convenes party leaders for consultations, in a bid to break political deadlock and form a government following snap elections. Weeks after legislative elections which produced a lower-house National Assembly with no clear majority, France still does not have a new prime minister. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets With National Assembly President - Paris

French Member of Parliament (MP) for the Renaissance ruling party and newly reelected National Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet leave the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on August 26, 2024, after meeting France President who convenes party leaders for consultations, in a bid to break political deadlock and form a government following snap elections. Weeks after legislative elections which produced a lower-house National Assembly with no clear majority, France still does not have a new prime minister. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Braun-Pivet At The Elysee - Paris

French Member of Parliament (MP) for the Renaissance ruling party and newly reelected National Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet arrive at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on August 26, 2024, to meet France's President who convene party leaders for consultations, in a bid to break political deadlock and form a government following snap elections. Weeks after legislative elections which produced a lower-house National Assembly with no clear majority, France still does not have a new prime minister. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Braun-Pivet At The Elysee - Paris

French Member of Parliament (MP) for the Renaissance ruling party and newly reelected National Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet arrive at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on August 26, 2024, to meet France's President who convene party leaders for consultations, in a bid to break political deadlock and form a government following snap elections. Weeks after legislative elections which produced a lower-house National Assembly with no clear majority, France still does not have a new prime minister. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Braun-Pivet At The Elysee - Paris

French Member of Parliament (MP) for the Renaissance ruling party and newly reelected National Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet arrive at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on August 26, 2024, to meet France's President who convene party leaders for consultations, in a bid to break political deadlock and form a government following snap elections. Weeks after legislative elections which produced a lower-house National Assembly with no clear majority, France still does not have a new prime minister. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Braun-Pivet At The Elysee - Paris

French Member of Parliament (MP) for the Renaissance ruling party and newly reelected National Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet arrive at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on August 26, 2024, to meet France's President who convene party leaders for consultations, in a bid to break political deadlock and form a government following snap elections. Weeks after legislative elections which produced a lower-house National Assembly with no clear majority, France still does not have a new prime minister. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Braun-Pivet At The Elysee - Paris

French Member of Parliament (MP) for the Renaissance ruling party and newly reelected National Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet arrive at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on August 26, 2024, to meet France's President who convene party leaders for consultations, in a bid to break political deadlock and form a government following snap elections. Weeks after legislative elections which produced a lower-house National Assembly with no clear majority, France still does not have a new prime minister. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L, front) walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (front) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (front) greets residents outside a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L, front) walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (front) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (front) greets residents outside a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Boris Vallaud, French deputy Renaissance political group during a speech on the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Jean Paul Mattei, French deputy Renaissance political group during a speech on the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Sylvain Maillard, French deputy Renaissance political group during a speech on the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Sylvain Maillard, French deputy Renaissance political group during a speech on the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1 week before Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties campaign across Japan on Dec. 7, 2014, a week before the Dec. 14 lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan; Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party; Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party; Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations; Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party; Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party; Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party; and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Election campaign begins for general election

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Arai, leader of the New Renaissance Party, starts the general election campaign on Dec. 2, 2014, in Tokyo. The ruling coalition aims at another victory on Dec. 14, while the opposition camp will try to stop one-party dominance by the LDP, which held nearly 300 of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives before it was dissolved two weeks ago.

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Japan general election eve

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichi Masuzoe, head of the New Renaissance Party, makes a stump speech in Tokyo's Ginza district on Dec. 15, 2012, on the eve of the general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows (top column, from R to L) Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, Yukiko Kada, head of the Tomorrow Party of Japan, Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the New Komeito party, (center column, from R to L) former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, head of the Japan Restoration Party, Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, Yoshimi Watanabe, head of Your Party, Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party, (bottom column, from R to L) Kenko Matsuki, acting leader of the New Party Daichi, Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, Yasuo Tanaka, head of the New Party Nippon, and Yoichi Masuzoe, head of the New Renaissance Party, while making stump speeches at various locations across the country on Dec. 4, 2012, as official campaigning kicked off the same day for the Dec. 16 general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichi Masuzoe, head of the New Renaissance Party, makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning kicked off for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichi Masuzoe, head of the New Renaissance Party, makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning kicked off for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan's major political parties join hands before a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012, ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election. From L are Shozaburo Jimi of the People's New Party, Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the New Komeito party, Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Yukiko Kada of Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party), Shintaro Ishihara of the Japan Restoration Party, Yoshimi Watanabe of Your Party, Muneo Suzuki of the New Party Daichi and Yoichi Masuzoe of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning gets under way for upper house election

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - New Renaissance Party leader Yoichi Masuzoe delivers a stump speech in Tokushima on June 24, 2010, as official campaigning began for the July 11 House of Councillors election. Masuzoe called for a realignment of Japan's political landscape.

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Political leaders hold pre-election debate

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of political parties -- (from L to R) New Renaissance Party's Yoichi Masuzoe, People's New Party's Shizuka Kamei, Japanese Communist Party's Kazuo Shii, Liberal Democratic Party's Sadakazu Tanigaki, Prime Minister Naoto Kan (who also serves as Democratic Party of Japan leader), New Komeito party's Natsuo Yamaguchi, Social Democratic Party's Mizuho Fukushima, Your Party's Yoshimi Watanabe and Sunrise Party of Japan's Takeo Hiranuma -- take part in a nationally televised debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 22, 2010, ahead of the June 24 start of official campaigning for the House of Councillors election.

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Political leaders hold pre-election debate

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of political parties -- (from L to R) New Renaissance Party's Yoichi Masuzoe, People's New Party's Shizuka Kamei, Japanese Communist Party's Kazuo Shii, Liberal Democratic Party's Sadakazu Tanigaki, Prime Minister Naoto Kan (who also serves as Democratic Party of Japan leader), New Komeito party's Natsuo Yamaguchi, Social Democratic Party's Mizuho Fukushima, Your Party's Yoshimi Watanabe and Sunrise Party of Japan's Takeo Hiranuma -- take part in a nationally televised debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 22, 2010, ahead of the June 24 start of official campaigning for the House of Councillors election.