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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 house).
The results could weaken Ishiba's grip on power, possibly leading Japan into political uncertainty, though a change of government was not expected. Ishiba took office on Oct. 1, replacing his predecessor Fumio Kishida who resigned after failing to pacify the public over widespread slush fund practices among Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers ...
Shigeru Ishiba, right, with Japan’s current prime minister Fumio Kishida, left, and other candidates, celebrates after Ishiba was elected as new head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...
The biggest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is led by centrist leader Yoshihiko Noda who briefly served as prime minister during the LDP’s 2009-2012 descent from power. Noda's party is expected to make significant gains, with exit polls suggesting a huge increase to as many as 191 seats from 98.
Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday, following a crowded race that ended in a runoff vote.
Party Elected Member Akita-1st: LDP: Hiroyuki Togashi: Akita-2nd: CDP: Takashi Midorikawa Akita-3rd: DPP: Toshihide Muraoka Yamagata Prefecture [7] Constituency Party Elected Member Yamagata-1st: LDP: Toshiaki Endo: Yamagata-2nd: LDP: Norikazu Suzuki Yamagata-3rd: LDP: Ayuko Kato: Fukushima Prefecture [8] Constituency Party Elected Member ...
Japan's ruling party said Tuesday it will hold a vote on Sept. 27 to choose its new leader after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s surprise announcement that he will be stepping down. The internal ...
^ The party was named Seijika Joshi 48 Party at the time of the split. The Party to Protect the People from NHK ( Japanese : NHKから国民を守る党 , Hepburn : NHK kara kokumin o mamoru tō ) is a parliamentary group of the National Diet of Japan, consisting of two independent members of the House of Councillors .