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Japan's long-running governing party loses majority, raising uncertainty over make-up of next government (www.abc.net.au)

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Voters angry with political-funding scandal

The party promised to clean up its finances ahead of the election but allowed most of more than 40 members who failed to record political donations to stand for the party.

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[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

Rot In Piss, Conservatives. My only reservation at hearing this news is that the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, which is the second-biggest plurality after the so-called "Liberal" Democratic Party of Japan, is against nuclear energy. They seem to be on the rise rapidly since their reorganization in 2017. It would be nice to see Japan finally start moving at least a LITTLE more in a less authoritarian, less traditionalist, less STAGNANT direction.

[–] PlasticLove@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do they have any good options party wise to move in that direction?

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

CDP is a move in that direction relative to the faltering LDP. Japan seems less caught in the 2-party trap than some electoral systems, and generally speaking an anti-conservative coalition would move the needle where it desperately needs to go.

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