在野党公明党周三决定任命前党政策负责人冈本光成（Mitsunari Okamoto）为新任党首。
Opposition party Komeito decided Wednesday to appoint former party policy chief Mitsunari Okamoto as its new leader.
现年61岁的冈本将于周六的党大会上正式就任，以接替任期届满的现任党首竹谷とし子（Toshiko Takeya，57岁）。
Okamoto, 61, will assume the post at a party convention on Saturday, in line with the expiration of the term of the current leader, Toshiko Takeya, 57.
上周，从公明党转投中道改革联合（Centrist Reform Alliance）的众议院议员，在中道改革联合决定解散后重返公明党。
Last week, House of Representatives lawmakers who had transferred from Komeito to the Centrist Reform Alliance returned to Komeito after the CRA decided to disband.
公明党正加紧重建组织，以应对下周开始的特别国会以及明年春季的统一地方选举。
Komeito is rushing to rebuild its organization ahead of an extraordinary Diet session beginning next week and unified local elections set for next spring.
冈本对媒体表示：“我将全力以赴打造一个新的政党。”关于公明党与其他政党合作的可能性，他表示，其党旨在与在政策制定上持有相同价值观的议员进行合作，包括执政的自由民主党成员。尽管如此，他否认了公明党重返自民党主导的联合政府的可能性。
Okamoto told members of the media, “I will make all-out efforts to create a new party.”On the possibility of Komeito collaborating with other parties, he said that his party aims to cooperate with lawmakers who share its values in policy planning, including members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Still, he denied the possibility of Komeito returning to the LDP-led coalition government.