参院選へ結束確認　玉木氏、都民ファと統一候補―国民党大会

　国民民主党は１１日、東京都内で党大会を開いた。２０２２年度活動方針を採択し、夏の参院選の勝利を目指し、結束して臨むことを確認。地域政党「都民ファーストの会」との連携については、党内の慎重意見に配慮して盛り込まなかったが、玉木雄一郎代表は東京選挙区で統一候補を擁立する考えを示した。
　玉木氏は記者会見で、参院選の目標議席について「現職の全員当選と１議席でも多く増やしていく」と強調。都民ファとの連携に関しては「東京選挙区は統一の候補者で戦いたい」と明言した。（2022/02/11-18:27）

The major Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People on Friday affirmed unity among its members in a bid to boost the number of its House of Councillors seats in this summer's Upper House election.
   At a party convention held in Tokyo, the DPFP adopted a platform for its activities for 2022.
   The platform does not include cooperation with Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites first group), a regional party in Tokyo, apparently in consideration of a cautious view within the DPFP.
   But DPFP leader Yuichiro Tamaki sounded positive on the party and Tomin First fielding a unified candidate in the Tokyo constituency in the election for the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament.
   "We aim for re-election of all of our Upper House members (whose seats will be contested in the upcoming poll) and increase our seats on the chamber as much as we can," Tamaki told a press conference after the convention. "In the Tokyo constituency, we hope to fight the election by unifying candidates (with Tomin First)," he added.