New Komeito's secretary general said Wednesday his party would entertain forming a coalition government with the Democratic Party of Japan if, in a snap election, the DPJ took a majority in the House of Representatives.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has threatened to dissolve the Lower House and call a general election if the House of Councilors rejects the contentious postal privatization bills. Koizumi heads the Liberal Democratic Party, whose junior coalition partner is New Komeito.
We "don't want to team up with the DPJ, but if that's the only choice left for the good of the nation and the people, (we) shouldn't hesitate" to form a coalition with the opposition to maintain political stability, Tetsuzo Fuyushiba said during a speech at the Japan National Press Club.