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- The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and Komeito formed the Centrist Reform Alliance.
- Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the CDP, described the merger as an opportunity to centralize the centrist camp.
- Analysts see the alliance as potentially shifting Japan to a two-party system, echoing the Democratic Party of Japan's 2009 victory.
- Rintaro Nishimura of The Asia Group calls the alliance a turning point, noting Japan's one-party rule since 2012.
