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Japan's long-running governing party loses majority, raising uncertainty over make-up of next government (www.abc.net.au)

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Voters angry with political-funding scandal

The party promised to clean up its finances ahead of the election but allowed most of more than 40 members who failed to record political donations to stand for the party.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

CDP is a move in that direction relative to the faltering LDP. Japan seems less caught in the 2-party trap than some electoral systems, and generally speaking an anti-conservative coalition would move the needle where it desperately needs to go.