The executive councils of the Democratic Party of Japan and Liberal Party approved on Thursday a proposal to merge the two parties by the end of September.
The consolidation was agreed to Wednesday in a meeting between DPJ President Naoto Kan and Liberal Party head Ichiro Ozawa.
According to a written accord exchanged by the two leaders, the Liberal Party will disband and the DPJ will be the surviving party.
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