The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan has retained office after yesterday’s national election. The LDP won 290 seats in the 475-seat lower house of the Diet, which together with the 35 seats for its junior partner, New Komeito, gives the government a two-thirds majority and the ability to override the upper house. The vote, however, is far from an endorsement of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his policies of remilitarisation and austerity. Nearly half of those eligible—48 percent—did not vote at all. The turnout of 52 percent was the lowest in post-war history—down from 59 percent in the 2012 election.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:00:01 +0000
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