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Japan's Ruling Coalition Collapses After 26 Years
- Japan's Komeito party announced it will quit its coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party, marking the end of a 26-year partnership.
- Tetsuo Saito, Komeito's leader, cited inadequate responses to a political funding scandal and concerns over corruption as reasons for the coalition's collapse.
- The Liberal Democratic Party now needs to find other coalition partners, as it is short of a majority in parliament following Komeito's departure.
- Analysts suggest that the Liberal Democratic Party would struggle to pass legislation and maintain stability due to its weakened position.
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In Japan, the election of the leader of the party LDP, Takaichi, is uncertain after the break of the government coalition.
·Germany
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After 26 years, the LDP's cooperation with the coalition partner Komeito ends. The surprising break plunges Japan into a government crisis.
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Explainer-Japan ruling party outlook darkens after coalition partner quits
TOKYO - Japan's Komeito quit the ruling coalition on Friday, dealing a blow to new Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi's premiership bid and potentially to her party's grip on power in the world's fourth-largest economy. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Total News Sources152
Leaning Left36Leaning Right20Center28Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Left
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Left
43% Left
L 43%
C 33%
R 24%
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