Japan Democratic Party sweeps to major election victory
By Yomiuri Shimbun
The leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan swept to a landmark victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, evidently spurred by voters’ desire for a shift in power.
The electoral drubbing sets the stage for a new coalition government led by the DPJ, replacing the 10-year-old coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito.
Meanwhile, the LDP suffered a historic defeat, losing its status as the largest force in the 480-member lower house for the first time since its inauguration in 1955.
Yukio Hatoyama, president of the 11-year-old opposition party, is certain to be named the next prime minister and form a government with two other opposition parties.
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