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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主党) is the dominant political power of modern Japan.
Contents
Formation
Government
The JSP served as the opposition throughout.
First Loss of Power
1993 General Election
In the August 1993 general election, in the context of the stagflating economy and the Recruit scandal, the LDP lost enough seats for a grand coalition government to form. Morihiro Hosokawa (細川 護煕) led this government for 8 months, following which Tsutomu Hata (羽田 孜) led for 2 months.
Coalition Government
The government fell in June when the LDP and the JSP joined to form a new coalition. JSP chairman Tomiichi Murayama (村山 富市) served as prime minister for 2 years. The coalition was highly unpopular among leftist voters, leading to a ruinous loss of seats in the 1995 House of Councillors (参議院) election and the subsequent October 1996 general elections. Murayama resigned in January 1996, handing power back to the LDP under Ryutaro Hashimoto (橋本 龍太郎).
After the 1996 general election, the JSP was dropped from the coalition entirely. With the New Frontier Party now serving as the opposition, the JSP entered a decline from which they have never recovered.
First Return to Power
Second Loss of Power