CRA Fails to Capitalize on ‘New Party’ Image, Several Notable Members Fail to Win Seats

The Yomiuri Shimbun
14:42 JST,
February 9, 2026
The formation of the Centrist Reform Alliance by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito bore unfruitful results, as it failed to make effective use of its position as a new party in Sunday’s House of Representatives election.
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