Major opposition's liberal wing to form new group

Yukio Edano, senior member of the moribund main opposition Democratic Party, announced Monday the establishment of a new political group with liberal members whose stances are at odds with a new force formed by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike ahead of an upcoming lower house election.Democratic Party President Seiji Maehara has decided to effectively disband his party and let its members run in the Oct. 22 general election with Koike's Kibo no To (party of hope) in a bid to unite voters against the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.But Koike, a former lawmaker of Abe's Liberal Democratic …READ FULL ARTICLE