Japan's politics in the run-up to the elections
At a Glance
11-12-2014
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party has been in power alone almost uninterruptedly for nearly four decades. Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, elected in 2013, is actively pursuing an economic growth strategy, widely known as 'Abenomics'. He decided to dissolve the lower house and call an election on 14 December 2014 to ask voters' support for his proposal of a consumption tax increase.
At a Glance
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- Asia and Oceania
- bicameral system
- economic geography
- electoral procedure and voting
- executive power and public service
- GEOGRAPHY
- government
- Japan
- multiparty system
- national election
- national parliament
- parliament
- political coalition
- political framework
- political parties
- political party
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety