2009 General Elections
The 2009 General elections were called early by Asou. They were held on August 30th, 2009.
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History
The last lower house elections were held in 2005.
Amid a worsening economy, the LDP had performed poorly in regional elections earlier in 2009.
Ozawa had led the DPJ to victory in the 2007 upper house elections. He is also credited with the party strategy for this general election, though Hatoyama had succeeded him as party leader earlier a few months prior.
Results
The LDP lost in a landslide, handing power to the DPJ. Asou resigned as party leader.