New political party to be named 'Tachiagare Nippon'
A new political party to be launched Saturday by former and outgoing Liberal Democratic Party members will be named ''Tachiagare Nippon'', former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, an independent House of Representatives member who will head the party, said Wednesday.
Former Kadima council chairman Haim Ramon said Tuesday that he intends to found a new centrist political party to unseat Prime Minster Binyamin Netanyahu.