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In Japan, any organization that supports a candidate needs to register itself as a political party. Each of these parties have some local or national influence. [1] This article lists political parties in Japan with representation in the National Diet, either in the House of Representatives (lower house) or in the House of Councillors (upper ...
Several political parties exist in Japan. However, the politics of Japan have primarily been dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 1955, with the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) playing an important role as the opposition several times. The DPJ was the ruling party from 2009 to 2012 with the LDP as the opposition.
A week before the election, a Kyodo News survey on 20 October showed that the support for the CDP and other opposition parties was growing steadily against that of the ruling LDP, with 22.6% of the respondents planned to vote for the LDP in the proportional representation block, 14.1% for the CDP, narrowing the gap between the two main parties ...
Prime minister Shigeru Ishiba called the snap election to try and secure a strong mandate from the public after a damaging corruption scandal – but Monday morning’s results have done the opposite
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (立憲民主党, Rikken-minshutō, CDP [10] or CDPJ [11]) is a liberal [12] political party in Japan. It is the primary centre-left party in Japan, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] and as of 2024 is the second largest party in the National Diet behind the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 2.9%, slower than the earlier report for 3.1% growth, in the April-June period, boosted by better wages and spending, revised government data showed Monday.
Wikipedia categories named after political parties in Japan (4 C) Pages in category "Political parties in Japan" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
The October 2024 general election resulted in the loss of majority of the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito governing coalition in the House of Representatives under Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, [3] with the possibility of the ruling coalition suffering another "major defeat" at the House of Councillors election if opposition parties unite their candidates.