Daily Contributor: Japan PM quits as party head after landslide defeat
econcurious88
· 2 months ago
Honestly, I think Aso must have been planning to retire from LDP president (upon the party's loss) from the very beginning. Yes, many of his "comrades" lost, but that seems almost more reason to continue as the head of the party unless he had already made a pre-election decision on this. Now, after more than fifty years of LDP political power in Japan, the DJP has won the polls and is taking over. Similar to the 2008 U.S. presidential election, this one was certainly driven by the large younger population and its strong preference for more liberal politics. Hatoyama has promised to focus much attention on transparent government, social programs, and people-focused politics. The country, like most of the world, is in utter need of economic restructuring/boosting. Unemployment is at its highest point in Japan, likely a significant factor in this weekend's election results. I watched a short, interesting video on the DJP's win at newsy.com earlier today. The video summarizes the election and provides a few different opinions on Hatoyama and the DJP:
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Now, after more than fifty years of LDP political power in Japan, the DJP has won the polls and is taking over.
Similar to the 2008 U.S. presidential election, this one was certainly driven by the large younger population and its strong preference for more liberal politics. Hatoyama has promised to focus much attention on transparent government, social programs, and people-focused politics. The country, like most of the world, is in utter need of economic restructuring/boosting. Unemployment is at its highest point in Japan, likely a significant factor in this weekend's election results.
I watched a short, interesting video on the DJP's win at newsy.com earlier today. The video summarizes the election and provides a few different opinions on Hatoyama and the DJP:
http://www.newsy.com/videos/a_democratic_party_...