Japan likely to have general election in 1st half of November

"We have to have a policy speech and a question-and-answer session at least,"

‘well thank you for that, we, those (others) who pay your wage are a little bit interested in your plans for the future. But you don’t have to give details, that would be too ground breaking.

Under the current Constitution, there has been no new prime minister heading into a national election without making a policy speech before the Diet.

Yes, this is important, so we can know to which private entities our tax payments will go as part of the huge corporate welfare giveaways that are part of the LDP's longstanding class warfare.

Here is a link to an excellent article showing with good statistical evidence the growth of inequality and precarity under Abe, though that was just the most recent period.

https://apjjf.org/2018/6/INOUE.html

Great. October is a very pleasant month in Japan, nice to be outside, but this year it's going to be spoiled by noisy sound trucks with bellowing election candidates.

General election... You want to know how they turn out? First will be LDP. Second will be CDP. Third place as always Komeito. Numbers may slightly vary.

How do I know? Because it's been that way for decades in here. And it always will be. You can count on that, just as you can count on the fact that before the elections, from 6 a.m. onwards, noisy campaign cars will be driving around shouting the names of candidates and their pathetic programmes from their amplifiers.

noisy sound trucks with bellowing election candidates

Yes, the noisier the less arguments and expertise they have. But the advantage in this case is, one simply can measure that in decibels with a sound level meter device. In other countries it’s more difficult to read their incompetence level just only from a displayed value…lol

the winner of the ruling party's election will be voted in as Japan's prime minister

There are 407 LDP lawmakers and 1.13 million registered party members. Since the winner of chairmanship of the ruling party automatically becomes Japan's prime minister, practically, he is voted in only by 2.3% of Japan's 49 million eligible voters.  

The electoral system is subject to change, for sure.　Japan' prime minister doesn't represent the nation; he only represents LDP.

Great, something to look forward to. I'm really quite excited about this.

No, wait...... I'm not allowed to vote? After 35 years of paying tax and pension?....

zichi,

If people feel frustrated because their voice isn't reflected in national politics, what's wrong to change the electoral system, especially when you feel your government is controlled by an outside force under the current system?

LDP will win 350+ seats this election. Considering how unpopular CDP and rest of the opposition are, it would be a shock if they can even keep half the seats they currently own.

blahblah222Today  04:14 pm JST

LDP will win 350+ seats this election. Considering how unpopular CDP and rest of the opposition are, it would be a shock if they can even keep half the seats they currently own.

Why's Suga standing down as PM, then? No, due to their gross mismanagement of the COVID pandemic and going ahead with the Olympics when no one wanted them, I think the LDP will probably still win but lose seats they're only holding by narrow margins at the moment.

Suga is standing down so the LDP election posters will have "whoever" the new guy is.( It will be a guy.) Suga was not popular with the public so by having a new face (new faces always get a honeymoon bump) the LDP will either win more or possibly lose less seats. Just politics as usual. Rule number 1.... stay in power.

zichi,

Your concerns would be overcome by improvement and betterment. There's no perfect electoral system in the world. Even the U.S.'s system is very defective. How about the UK's?

How about the UK's, especially, in relation to Scotland and Wales?