OSAKA — For the first time since last Tuesday's official start of campaigning for the June 25 general election, the leaders of the three ruling parties took to the streets together on Monday in Osaka, trying to impress voters with their solidarity.
Speaking in front of JR Osaka Station, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who heads the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki and New Conservative Party leader Chikage Ogi said the three-way coalition will continue to form a stable government to lead the country in the new century.
"Because it seems highly unlikely that the LDP will win a majority by itself under the current electoral system, forming an alliance with trustworthy parties is a plan designed to meet people's expectations," Mori said.