Japan's Opposition Splits: A Cautionary Tale for the Global Center Left The news that Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) will split, following failed merger talks with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and Komeito, should send a shiver down the spine of anyone who cares about the global center left.
The fragmentation of the opposition in Japan comes at a particularly inopportune moment, as the country hurtles towards its 2027 local elections.
The CRA's collapse is not merely a domestic issue; it has far reaching implications for the international progressive movement.