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Abe’s LDP Wins Victory Over Noda in Japan Election Rout
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party reclaimed power in a landslide victory three years after surrendering half a century of control. Shinzo Abe’s LDP yesterday captured 294 seats in the 480- member lower house of parliament, while Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s Democratic Party of Japan lost three-fourths of its lawmakers, according to public broadcaster NHK’s vote count. Abe, 58, is set to replace Noda, returning to the office he left five years ago for health reasons. “This result was triggered by three years of political confusion under the DPJ,” Abe said on Fuji Television. “Voters will be looking ... (full story)
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