Japan Parties to Tackle Issue of Collaborating Candidates

Tokyo, Feb. 15 (Jiji Press)--Six major political parties in Japan adopted a draft law revision on addressing election-related issues, which includes a supplementary provision pledging to tackle the issue of people filing candidacies to support other candidates rather than to win office. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, as well as four opposition...

Japan Parties to Tackle Issue of Collaborating Candidates
Tokyo, Feb. 15 (Jiji Press)--Six major political parties in Japan adopted a draft law revision on addressing election-related issues, which includes a supplementary provision pledging to tackle the issue of people filing candidacies to support other candidates rather than to win office. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, as well as four opposition...