A Japanese Version of the ‘Yong Hye-in Party’? Japan’s Centrist Reform Party Leaves One Lawmaker Behind to Receive 10 Billion Won in Subsidies While Announcing Dissolution.
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Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance decided to dissolve but chose a loophole of retaining one lawmaker to receive the remaining party subsidies. This is similar to the subsidy controversy involving Representative Yong Hye-in in Korea, and is intensifying the controversy over political ploys to receive state funding.
Former House of Representatives member Taizo Sugimura appeared on Yomiuri TV's "Kansai Joho Net ten." on the 11th, expressing understanding for the centrist reform coalition, which has been decided to be "disbanded," receiving its unpaid political party subsidies for this year...
The largest opposition party, the Centrist Reform Coalition, has disbanded just eight months after its founding, further complicating the opposition's realignment efforts. What impact will this fragmentation of opposition forces have on the future political landscape?
Ultimately, the Centrist Reform Alliance failed to become a counterweight to the LDP's dominant position. The party, formed in January of this year, was disbanded after just over seven months. Following this decision, the September 9, 2026 broadcast of "Hodo Station" (TV Asahi) discussed the repercussions of the dissolution. "The payments for the general election are not yet complete," said the Centrist Reform Alliance, formed in January by the …
In February of this year, the Centrist Reform Alliance, hastily formed to counter the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan's House of Representatives election, was dissolved after only seven months due to internal conflict. This party has sparked controversy by not completely liquidating itself, instead retaining one member of parliament, in order to receive approximately 1.17 billion yen in unpaid government subsidies. This has drawn critic…
[Josei Jishin] "The Centrist Reform Alliance will continue to exist as a political party for the time being, with one member of parliament remaining, and after completing its liquidation activities, it will carry out a final organizational restructuring." At a press conference held in the Diet on September 9, Junya Ogawa (55), the leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance, announced a "party dissolution" policy that was far too convenient. The Cent…
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