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Japan's main opposition CDPJ, Komeito to form new party

Tetsuo Saito, leader of the Komeito party, formerly a longtime ruling coalition partner, heads for a meeting with Yoshihiko Noda, leader of Japan's main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, at the Diet in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2026. During the meeting, the two parties agreed to form a new party ahead of a looming snap general election.

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Japan's main opposition CDPJ, Komeito to form new party

Yoshihiko Noda (front), leader of Japan's main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, heads for a meeting with Tetsuo Saito, leader of the Komeito party, formerly a longtime ruling coalition partner, at the Diet in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2026. During the meeting, the two parties agreed to form a new party ahead of a looming snap general election.

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Japan's main opposition CDPJ, Komeito to form new party

Yoshihiko Noda (R), leader of Japan's main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and Komeito party leader Tetsuo Saito (L) are pictured ahead of their talks at the Diet in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2026. During the talks, the two parties decided to form a new party ahead of a looming snap general election.

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Japan's main opposition CDPJ, Komeito to form new party

Yoshihiko Noda (C), leader of Japan's main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and Komeito party leader Tetsuo Saito (2nd from L), alongside other party executives, hold a meeting at the Diet in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2026. During the meeting, the two parties agreed to form a new party ahead of a looming snap general election.

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Mercosur Protest - Paris

MP Eric Coquerel, member of the La France Insoumise (LFI, left-wing opposition) group -

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Mercosur Protest - Paris

MP Eric Coquerel, member of the La France Insoumise (LFI, left-wing opposition) group -

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Mercosur Protest - Paris

MP Eric Coquerel, member of the La France Insoumise (LFI, left-wing opposition) group -

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Mercosur Protest - Paris

MP Eric Coquerel, member of the La France Insoumise (LFI, left-wing opposition) group -

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Mercosur Protest - Paris

MP Eric Coquerel, member of the La France Insoumise (LFI, left-wing opposition) group -

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Main opposition party policy-setting meeting

Yoshihiko Noda (C), leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a policy-setting meeting of the party's upper and lower house lawmakers in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2026.

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Main opposition party policy-setting meeting

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a policy-setting meeting of the party's upper and lower house lawmakers in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2026.

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Main opposition party policy-setting meeting

Yoshihiko Noda (C), leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a policy-setting meeting of the party's upper and lower house lawmakers in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2026.

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Main opposition party head Noda

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to the press in Narashino in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2026

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Pope Leo XIV meets Maria Corina Machado - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan politician, prominent leader of the opposition and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, at the Vatican on January 12, 2026.Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV meets Maria Corina Machado - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan politician, prominent leader of the opposition and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, at the Vatican on January 12, 2026.Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV meets Maria Corina Machado - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan politician, prominent leader of the opposition and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, at the Vatican on January 12, 2026.Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV meets Maria Corina Machado - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan politician, prominent leader of the opposition and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, at the Vatican on January 12, 2026.Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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