Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Ozawa, a former LDP strongman, bolted from the scandal-tainted conservative party, helping to end its 38-year grip on power in 1993. LDP secretary general Koichi Kato said Saturday the LDP would stay aligned with the SDP and the centrist New Party Sakigake in parliament "while seeking to discuss each individual policy with different parties."

discuss