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[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 18 points 8 months ago

There are two big parties and four smaller parties represented in the (current) National Assembly, but the Democratic Party has a majority by itself. The current President belongs to the other big party (People's Power).

[-] Jinn@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

People's Power? If that isn't one of the most commie names I've ever heard for a political party.

[-] treeko@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Except that they’re conservative lol

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 months ago

I was like “wow so futuristic” when I first learned that the monopoly on Japanese government is through the Liberal Democratic Party. Lmao when I found out the rest of the story.

[-] novibe@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

“Liberal Democratic Party”, rules for decades uninterrupted, representing the largest capitalist families and the USA and cracks down and any leftists sentiment, sometimes extremely violently. Cool! Cyberpunk!

[-] treeko@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Yeahhh… shit makes it really difficult to follow global national politics

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 months ago

. . . national politics

And in the case of the LDP, national𝑖𝑠𝑡 politics

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