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© KYODOSuga's leadership under fire as LDP candidate loses Yokohama vote
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Cricky
Nippon Kaigi (LDP) must be furious, and nobody wants furious octogenarians. At this rate they will never see a return to 1930. Oh the horror the horror.
ableko45
This is usually when the LDP does some provocation against South Korea to get more votes
bokuda
Sad that there's no real change of power. LDP will stay.
Septim Dynasty
LDP is going to provoke both Koreas and spread anti-Korean hatred for more votes. It works all the times!
They could do it against the Chinese but they are fearful of Chinese sanctions, and Koreas are easier to be bullied.
Because Daddy America will call his CIA and Pentagon to keep the LDP puppets in power.
blahblah222
Just for show to give an illusion of democracy. In national votes, LDP just needs 30% of the votes to take 2/3 of the seats, and only 10% to maintain majority. There’s never a question of which party will lead the country.
Simon Foston
blueToday 09:20 am JST
Very good commentary. It maybe says more about the person who disagrees with you, and the LDP, than they realise if all they can manage in response is a downvote.
Richard Gallagher
Simple. Suga will be cast aside for a similar drone and onward Christian soldiers. LDP continues its stranglehold as there is no viable alternative.
The largest factor that will influence the election is the immunization of the citizenry and reduced numbers of SARSCoV-2. With 80% of seniors immunized (approximately 30 million). And another 50 million doses administered among those adults under 65 - a population of approximately 50 million. Those numbers indicate, that by October her immunity will be achieved and the pandemic will begin to subside.
What will weigh heavy is the memory of the past 18 months and the failure of the central government to heed the voice of the people and the dismal response to the pandemic - which includes economic factors.
Pukey2
Christ, I thought the US Electoral College was bad enough. How is this any better than the way politicians are chosen in, say, Hong Kong?
Simon Foston
Pukey2Today 04:50 pm JST
In theory, the opposition could get their act together, expose these LDP people for the useless, parasitic, geriatric frauds that they are and kick them out of power. Don't see it actually happening though.