芳野連合会長、立・共共闘「あり得ず」　志位氏は参院選でも協力

　連合の芳野友子会長は２８日放送のＢＳテレ東番組で、３０日の立憲民主党代表選で選出される新代表に共産党との共闘について「あり得ないと言い続けていきたい」と述べた。芳野氏は「（新代表と）しっかりコミュニケーションを取り、連合の考え方に理解をいただきたい」と強調した。番組は２６日に収録された。
　来夏の参院選に関しては「立民、国民民主党、連合が協力し合って戦える関係をつくりたい」と述べるとともに、両党の合流も引き続き求めていく考えを示した。
　一方、共産党の志位和夫委員長は２８日、第４回中央委員会総会後に党本部で記者会見し、立民との「限定的な閣外協力」を確認した党首合意について「国民への公約だ。参院選でもこの立場で臨んでいきたい」と改めて主張。立民の新代表に関しては「力を合わせて野党共闘の路線を発展させたい」と語った。（2021/11/28-19:15）

Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, has voiced her disapproval of an alliance between the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese Communist Party, also an opposition party.
   "I will continue to tell (the CDP that the cooperation) is ridiculous," the head of the umbrella body for labor unions across Japan told a television program aired on Sunday.
   Yoshino stressed that she will communicate closely with the new CDP leader, who will be chosen at a leadership election set to be held on Tuesday, in hopes to gain the party's understanding on Rengo's position. Rengo is a key supporter of the CDP.
   On an election to be held next summer for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament, Yoshino voiced her hopes to build a relationship that would allow the CDP, the Democratic Party for the People and Rengo to work together.
   The Rengo chief also indicated that she will continue to urge the two parties to merge into one.