Japan's DPP seen as potential destabilizing factor for opposition unity Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ The Democratic Party for the People held a party meeting last week in Tokyo. | KYODO JIJI Apr 6, 2021 The major opposition Democratic Party for the People has been following its own path in parliamentary affairs and other matters, hoping to boost its presence ahead of the next House of Representatives election. The strategy, however, has driven an even deeper wedge between the DPP and other opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, casting a shadow over the CDP-led opposition bloc's hopes of working together in the election for the all-important lower chamber of the Diet among other issues.