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Japan opposition leader 'to stay' | Japan opposition leader 'to stay' |
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Ichiro Ozawa, the leader of Japan's main opposition party, has withdrawn his resignation at the request of his colleagues, officials have said. | Ichiro Ozawa, the leader of Japan's main opposition party, has withdrawn his resignation at the request of his colleagues, officials have said. |
Mr Ozawa had said he would resign as head of the Democratic Party of Japan after it vetoed a power-sharing offer with the ruling coalition. | |
The government offered the plan to push through laws renewing Japan's mandate for a US-led mission in Afghanistan. | The government offered the plan to push through laws renewing Japan's mandate for a US-led mission in Afghanistan. |
This is the latest of a series of crises to hit Japanese politics. | This is the latest of a series of crises to hit Japanese politics. |
'One more go' | |
The two main parties are currently deadlocked over whether to carry on supporting the Afghan mission by refuelling warships in the Indian Ocean. | The two main parties are currently deadlocked over whether to carry on supporting the Afghan mission by refuelling warships in the Indian Ocean. |
The mandate for their support operations ran out on 1 November. | The mandate for their support operations ran out on 1 November. |
Mr Ozawa said he wants to work again as party leader after seeing the requests from members who want him to stay on Yukio HatoyamaDemocratic Party boss | |
The government wants to continue, but the opposition - which controls the upper house of parliament - has made clear it intends to block the move. | The government wants to continue, but the opposition - which controls the upper house of parliament - has made clear it intends to block the move. |
Disagreement over the issue was one of the main reasons which led Shinzo Abe to resign from his post as prime minister in September. | |
New Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda proposed a power-sharing deal in an attempt to overcome the difficulties. | |
Mr Ozawa backed the deal, but the DPJ rejected it - prompting him to offer his resignation on Sunday. | |
He agreed to retract his decision to resign after meeting party officials on Tuesday. | |
The DPJ's secretary general, Yukio Hatoyama, said: "Mr Ozawa said he wants to work again as party leader after seeing the requests from members who want him to stay on." | |
He said that Mr Ozawa felt as though he had made "an embarrassment" of himself, but was willing to "give it one more go". | |
Analysts say wrangling among party leaders over the past few days has dented the party's image in Japan, and damaged their prospects for the next general election. |
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