Japanese General Election, 11th September 2005

Abstract

11th September, 2005, date of the last general elections will stay as an historic date in the politics of Japan. With a majority of 326 seats out of 480 in shugiin, Prime Minister Junichino Koizumi and his party, the Liberal Democratic Party and its ally, the New Komeito, have acquired great powers within the Japanese political system, with a decisive majority exceeding the two third of the seats in the lower house .