Saito Tetsuo, leader of Japan’s Komeito Party, announced on Friday that Komeito will break from the ruling coalition headed by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) over concerns about corruption.
Komeito’s departure significantly increases the chances of recently-elected LDP leader Takaichi Sanae failing to get the support she needs to become prime minister.
“We’ve been together for 26 years and it was extremely disappointing, but this is how we ended up,” Takaichi sighed after Saito made his announcement.
Saito said there were three main factors in Komeito’s decision to break with LDP: Takaichi’s past visits to Yasukuni Shrine, her tough stance against mass migration, and most importantly her lack of “sincerity” in pledging to clean up
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