Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, on Monday indicated willingness to hold talks with Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan chief Yoshihiko Noda over an upcoming prime minister nomination election at parliament.
Tamaki told reporters in Yamaguchi that he accepts Noda's proposal for them to meet for discussions on the possibility of opposition parties putting up a unified candidate in the election at the outset of an extraordinary Diet session expected to be convened shortly.
Work is underway to open the extraordinary parliament session Oct. 20 or 21.
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