The new Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, established as a refuge for the liberal wing of the collapsing main opposition party, said on Wednesday that it plans to field more than 50 candidates in the Oct. 22 Lower House election.

Akira Nagatsuma, a member of the recently dissolved Lower House, made the remark to reporters on behalf of the party. Led by Yukio Edano, formerly of the Democratic Party, the new party opposes the idea of revising the Constitution.

As the DP has split apart, many of its pro-amendment members have joined Kibo no To (Party of Hope) led by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike.