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Japan's ruling LDP is looking for answers, and new coalition partners, after losing its parliamentary majority in a snap election called by the new prime minister in response to an embezzlement scandal.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/AzLhi

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Fjapan-faces-political-uncertainty-after-ldp-election-rout%2Fa-70617884

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

So the same party in gonna be in charge, but now with some extra flavor in the form of a coalition partner. Let's watch and see which gaggle of ghouls they can find! Gotta pick a good one so you can do the policies your donors want while being able to blame it on your coalition partner.