立民・野田代表、維・国に一本化要請　衆院選の「裏金」対抗馬

　立憲民主党の野田佳彦代表は３日午前、日本維新の会の馬場伸幸代表、国民民主党の玉木雄一郎代表とそれぞれ国会内で会談した。１５日に公示される衆院選に関し、自民党派閥の裏金事件に関わった議員のいる小選挙区で野党候補を一本化することを呼び掛けた。馬場氏とは今後の候補者擁立に際して話し合うことでは一致した。
　会談後、野田氏は候補者調整について記者団に「誠意ある対話を続けたい」と強調した。馬場氏も報道陣の取材に応じ、事件関係議員の選挙区に今後候補者を立てる場合は事前に立民と協議する意向を伝えたと説明。既に維新が擁立した候補者の取り下げには否定的な考えを示した。
　一方、玉木氏は連合の推薦を得た国民民主候補の選挙区に立民が独自候補を立てないよう改めて要請。それが候補一本化協議の前提条件になるとの認識を伝えた。（2024/10/03-12:30）

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda on Thursday sought cooperation from other opposition parties in unifying candidates for constituencies in the upcoming general election.
   He made the request in separate meetings with Nobuyuki Baba, leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), and Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Democratic Party for the People. Specifically, Noda asked the Nippon Ishin and DPFP chiefs to unify opposition candidates in constituencies that are home to Liberal Democratic Party members involved in the ruling Japanese party's high-profile slush funds scandal.
   This was the first time for Noda to hold talks with Baba and Tamaki since he took office as leader of the CDP, the country's top opposition party, in late September.
   With Baba and Tamaki, Noda shared a goal of preventing the LDP and its Komeito ally from securing a majority in the Oct. 27 election for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, while maximizing the number of seats opposition parties will win in the election.
   "I want to continue sincere dialogue" on candidate coordination, Noda told reporters after the talks with Baba and Tamaki.