LDP, JIP and DPP Plan to Cut Lower House Seats, Ending Standoff
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Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, the Japan Innovation Party, and the Democratic Party for the People agreed to reduce the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives by 31 due to population decline. They promoted the streamlining of the National Assembly by preventing changes in the seat ratio through the introduction of a unified list system.
Japan's ruling coalition, consisting of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party, has agreed with the opposition Democratic Party for the People to reduce seats in the House of Representatives by 31. While the ruling parties claim this is a reform measure aimed at curbing political privileges and reducing the tax burden on citizens, backlash is expected from other opposition parties, who argue that it will strengthen the…
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On the morning of October 29th, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the Japan Innovation Party, and the Democratic Party for the People formally agreed to the LDP's compromise plan to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives by 31 seats, solely through proportional representation. A political reporter explains: "The Democratic Party for the People agreed on the 26th to reduce seats only through proportional representation..."
Osaka Prefecture Governor and Japan Innovation Party leader, Hirofumi Yoshimura, updated his X (formerly Twitter) account on the 29th...
On October 28, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Japan Innovation Party, and the Democratic Party for the People agreed on a plan to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives' proportional representation system by 31. What is the aim behind this "reduction in the number of seats in the House of Representatives"? Writer Soshi Matsuoka delves into the matter.
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