Japan
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:48 pm
Japan had a historic election on Sunday. With charges of corruption,
combined with a crashing economy, the parliamentary balance has
reversed. Prior to the election, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP) held 303 seats, while the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) held
112 seats. But according to exit polls from Sunday's elections, the
DPJ will now hold about 315 seats, and the LDP will hold about 100
seats.
** Political earthquake in Japan as opposition wins in landslide
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/cgi ... 31#e090831
Thus, this wasn't just a political victory. It was a historic
political earthquake, and a repudiation of the values of the people
who rebuilt Japan after World War II.
John
combined with a crashing economy, the parliamentary balance has
reversed. Prior to the election, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP) held 303 seats, while the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) held
112 seats. But according to exit polls from Sunday's elections, the
DPJ will now hold about 315 seats, and the LDP will hold about 100
seats.
** Political earthquake in Japan as opposition wins in landslide
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/cgi ... 31#e090831
Thus, this wasn't just a political victory. It was a historic
political earthquake, and a repudiation of the values of the people
who rebuilt Japan after World War II.
John