「政策本位で与野党連携」　自公連立入り、改めて否定―国民・玉木氏

　国民民主党の玉木雄一郎代表は３日、自民党が公明党との連立政権に国民を加える案を検討していることについて「岸田文雄首相も否定した。われわれも承知していない」と改めて否定した。同時に「政策本位で与野党を超えて連携することは党で決めた方針だ。これまでも、これからも、それでやっていく」とも強調した。茨城県ひたちなか市で記者団の取材に答えた。（2022/12/03-18:24）

Yuichiro Tamaki, chief of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, on Saturday stressed his party's policy-oriented stance in cooperating with other parties, in response to a Jiji Press report about the party's possible participation in the coalition government.
   "We as a party have decided to cooperate beyond the boundaries of ruling and opposition parties by putting policies first," Tamaki told reporters in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. "That's the approach we have been and will be taking."
   At the same time, Tamaki once again denied the report that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering adding the DPFP to its ruling coalition with Komeito. "Prime Minister Fumio Kishida denied the report and we're also not aware (of the reported move)," he said.
   Meanwhile, speaking to reporters in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, Kenta Izumi, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, avoided making a direct comment on the DPFP's possible participation in the coalition government. But he said, "We have to recognize the fact that the DPFP is a party that has been making choices very close to the ruling camp in parliamentary affairs."