18 August 2009

End of the era?

The campaign season for the Lower House election have officially announced this morning. There were already some candidates' poster on bulletin board. I saw some these morning. The election day will be 30th August. Of course, I will vote. I think, voter participation rate will be high because this might be the big change in Japanese politics.
Over 50 years the LDP had a secure majority in the National Diet. But former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi quit his job as prime minister, the atomosphere of Japanese politics changed, I felt. After Koizumi, there was new prime minister every year. Shinzo Abe, Yasuo Fukuda and Taro Aso. Latest approval ratings of Aso's cabinet was 16.7%.
On the other hand, the party that nearest to get majority in the next election has a lot of problem too. Latest political party approval ratings of DPJ was 18.4%. A bit higher than Aso...
I don't know the change will really come to us. But maybe it will come...

Thank you.
Good day & Peace and Smile!
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Posted by Masaya at 10:30

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