“We will basically support candidates based on their personal merits and policies in each region,” Saito said. “Based on our past work, I believe those candidates will be mainly LDP members, but it could also be candidates from other parties.”
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Regarding Komeito’s position in a possible runoff for prime minister, Saito said: “Our basic approach is to either abstain or write ‘Tetsuo Saito.’ Personally, I can’t imagine writing the name of an opposition party candidate.”
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On the subject of Komeito’s future course, Saito said, “We will demonstrate Komeito’s distinctive centrist approach, rather than join a coalition government.”
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