Following Tuesday’s re-election of Keizo Obuchi as Liberal Democratic Party president, the secretaries general of three would-be political allies met for the first time Friday to launch full-scale talks toward forming a tripartite coalition.
The LDP’s bid to involve New Komeito and beef up its power base in the Upper House, where the current LDP-Liberal Party coalition lacks a majority, seems set to face further challenge.
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