TOKYO, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and junior coalition partner Komeito on Monday signed an agreement to revive the two parties' electoral cooperation in the Tokyo district for the next Lower House election.
The LDP will support Komeito's candidate for the Tokyo No. 29 district, while in the remaining Tokyo districts where Komeito candidates are not running, Komeito will support LDP candidates "in accordance with individual circumstances," according to the deal, signed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Komeito head Natsuo Yamaguchi.
"We want to work hard to make the cooperation bear fruit," Yamaguchi told reporters after the meeting.
Meanwhile, local media said it remains uncertain whether the agreement will be enough to heal the rift between the two parties and lead to sufficient mutual support at the polls for each other's candidates.
In May, Komeito notified the LDP of its decision to end their electoral cooperation in Tokyo after the LDP rejected Komeito's plan to field its own candidate in the No. 28 constituency in the Japanese capital for the House of Representatives. ■
