“If we were to join together in a coalition government, alignment on fundamental policies would be essential,” he told a press conference.
“If there’s no alignment, the administration will be volatile,” said Tamaki, who said last week he would be willing to stand as prime minister.
DPP’s secretary general was also expected to meet with his counterpart from the LDP and its former partner Komeito.
The LDP named Takaichi as its new leader earlier this month, seemingly putting her on track to rise to the premiership.
Although she could still win if opposition parties fail to agree on an alternative candidate, Komeito’s exit from the coalition due to a slush fund scandal within the LDP has sunk Japan into a new political crisis.
The LDP still occupies over 40 per cent of the powerful 465-seat lower house but lacks the majority it needs to name a prime minister on its own.
The largest opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has said it was willing to name Tamaki or the leader of another opposition party as the premier in order to kick the LDP out of power.Â
Yoshihiko Noda, head of the CDP, has said that “this is a once-in-a-decade chance for a change of government”.
Source: CNA
