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From Beginnings To Losing Power: All About Japan's Liberal Democratic Party
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is a huge electoral machine that has governed the nation for all but four years since its founding 70 years ago.
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Explained: Why Japan's Coalition Collapsed, What Happens Next?
Japan's ruling coalition collapsed on Friday after its junior partner, Komeito, quit, raising doubts about whether conservative Sanae Takaichi will become the country's first woman prime minister.
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Drums, Bikes And Conservatism: The Making Of Japan's First Woman PM
Sanae Takaichi has been elected as the head of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), placing her in line to become the nation's first woman prime minister.
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Meet The 5 Candidates Competing To Be Japan's Next Prime Minister
Japan's long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power.
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Why Japan's Ruling Party, In Power For Decades, Is Now Facing Collapse?
Liberal Democratic Party has dominated Japanese politics for most of the postwar era, and its leader almost always becomes prime minister.
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Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Rapidly Diminishing PM
Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty gritty of policy and making military models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister looked at risk of coming unstuck on Sunday.
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Japan Election Campaigns Kick Off, PM Shigeru Ishiba Seeks To Retain Party's Majority
Japan Elections: Key issues include price rises, regional security, and disquiet over scandals in Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party.
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UK's Liberal Democrat Party To Submit No-Confidence Motion In Rishi Sunak Government
Britain's Liberal Democrat party said on Monday it would submit a parliamentary motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government to force a June general election following heavy losses for the ruling Conservatives in local elections
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Japan Ruling Party Group Eyes Ban On TikTok, Other Social Networking Apps
A group of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month urging the government to ban social networking services such as TikTok if they are used for disinformation campaigns.
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Japanese PM Faces Early Election Test Before National Vote
Japanese voters decide on Sunday whether to endorse the conservative government or to weaken Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and possibly return the world's third-largest economy to a period of political uncertainty.
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Shinzo Abe To Seek Fresh Term, Record Tenure As Japan Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe confirmed Sunday he would run in his ruling party's leadership election, putting him on track to become Japan's longest-serving premier and bolstering his dream of reforming the constitution.
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Japan Ex-Defence Minister To Challenge Shinzo Abe As Party Chief
Former Japanese defence minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday announced a long-shot bid to unseat Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as leader of the country's ruling party in elections next month.
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Tokyo Heads To Polls In Vote That Could Spell Trouble For Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Voters in the Japanese capital cast ballots today in an election that could spell trouble for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is suffering from slumping support because of a scandal over suspected favouritism for a friend doing business.
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UK Liberal Democrats Leader Rules Out Coalition With Conservative Party Leader Theresa May
Britain's Liberal Democrats party will not form a coalition to prop up the government of Prime Minister Theresa May after she failed to win a parliamentary majority in an election, Liberal Democrat Tim Farron said on Friday.
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Liberal Democrats' Anti-Brexit Message Fails To Rally British Voters
After almost half the voters in Britain's referendum opted to stay in the EU, the only nationwide party with an unashamedly anti-Brexit stance believed its support would soar.
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From Beginnings To Losing Power: All About Japan's Liberal Democratic Party
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is a huge electoral machine that has governed the nation for all but four years since its founding 70 years ago.
-
Explained: Why Japan's Coalition Collapsed, What Happens Next?
Japan's ruling coalition collapsed on Friday after its junior partner, Komeito, quit, raising doubts about whether conservative Sanae Takaichi will become the country's first woman prime minister.
-
Drums, Bikes And Conservatism: The Making Of Japan's First Woman PM
Sanae Takaichi has been elected as the head of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), placing her in line to become the nation's first woman prime minister.
-
Meet The 5 Candidates Competing To Be Japan's Next Prime Minister
Japan's long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power.
-
Why Japan's Ruling Party, In Power For Decades, Is Now Facing Collapse?
Liberal Democratic Party has dominated Japanese politics for most of the postwar era, and its leader almost always becomes prime minister.
-
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Rapidly Diminishing PM
Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty gritty of policy and making military models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister looked at risk of coming unstuck on Sunday.
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Japan Election Campaigns Kick Off, PM Shigeru Ishiba Seeks To Retain Party's Majority
Japan Elections: Key issues include price rises, regional security, and disquiet over scandals in Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party.
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UK's Liberal Democrat Party To Submit No-Confidence Motion In Rishi Sunak Government
Britain's Liberal Democrat party said on Monday it would submit a parliamentary motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government to force a June general election following heavy losses for the ruling Conservatives in local elections
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Japan Ruling Party Group Eyes Ban On TikTok, Other Social Networking Apps
A group of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month urging the government to ban social networking services such as TikTok if they are used for disinformation campaigns.
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Japanese PM Faces Early Election Test Before National Vote
Japanese voters decide on Sunday whether to endorse the conservative government or to weaken Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and possibly return the world's third-largest economy to a period of political uncertainty.
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Shinzo Abe To Seek Fresh Term, Record Tenure As Japan Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe confirmed Sunday he would run in his ruling party's leadership election, putting him on track to become Japan's longest-serving premier and bolstering his dream of reforming the constitution.
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Japan Ex-Defence Minister To Challenge Shinzo Abe As Party Chief
Former Japanese defence minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday announced a long-shot bid to unseat Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as leader of the country's ruling party in elections next month.
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Tokyo Heads To Polls In Vote That Could Spell Trouble For Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Voters in the Japanese capital cast ballots today in an election that could spell trouble for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is suffering from slumping support because of a scandal over suspected favouritism for a friend doing business.
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UK Liberal Democrats Leader Rules Out Coalition With Conservative Party Leader Theresa May
Britain's Liberal Democrats party will not form a coalition to prop up the government of Prime Minister Theresa May after she failed to win a parliamentary majority in an election, Liberal Democrat Tim Farron said on Friday.
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Liberal Democrats' Anti-Brexit Message Fails To Rally British Voters
After almost half the voters in Britain's referendum opted to stay in the EU, the only nationwide party with an unashamedly anti-Brexit stance believed its support would soar.
