Key Facts
• June 10: Citizen Alliance met with Communist Party leaders in parliament.
• Proposal opposes Article 9 constitutional revision and military expansion.
• Includes policies for selective married couple surnames and same-sex marriage.
• Three focus areas: anti-military expansion, economic policies, and gender equality.
• Proposal submitted to Social Democratic Party and Okinawa Wind group.
• Submission to Constitutional Democratic Party planned soon.
• Citizen Alliance has advocated for opposition cooperation since 2016.
Summary
The Citizen Alliance, advocating for constitutionalism and repealing security laws, proposed unified policies to strengthen opposition cooperation for the upcoming Upper House election. Key points include rejecting Article 9 revision, reducing consumption tax, and promoting gender equality through selective married couple surnames and same-sex marriage. The proposal, emphasizing anti-military expansion and economic reforms, was presented to the Communist Party, Social Democratic Party, and Okinawa Wind group, with plans to approach the Constitutional Democratic Party. Since 2016, the Citizen Alliance has consistently pushed for opposition unity in national elections.
