Democratic Party President Kohei Otsuka offered up multiple options to drastically rejigger his party¡¯s organization ¡ª including the possible launch of a new party or a name change ¡ª during a meeting Tuesday, a party source said.
The options were discussed by a small number of party executives Monday and Tuesday. Otsuka told reporters that he will formally explain the proposals at a meeting of the Standing Officer Council on Wednesday, without offering further details.
Media reports have said that among the options is the ¡°disbandment¡± of the party and immediate launch of a new party. But the party source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the draft options shown to party executives Tuesday did not include the word ¡°disbandment.¡± The source, however, did not deny that the options include the launch of a new party by DP members.
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