Japan

A majority in the upper house secured

The government camp to the Prime Minister Abe has secured in the election to the second chamber of the Parliament according to the media the victory. Is now initiated, the shift away from the pacifist Constitution of the country?

In the election campaign, was presented to the head of government, Abe as the restructuring of the economy

The conservative parties around Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s liberal Democrats (LDP) secured a majority in the second chamber of the Parliament, as the broadcaster NHK reported after the closure of polling stations on the Basis of surveys conducted among voters. If the coalition comes together with other conservative forces on the hoped-for two-thirds majority, is still unclear.

This takes Abe to the pacifist Constitution to change. In the more powerful lower house, its coalition has the required two-thirds majority. Japan would adopt the basic law from the period after the Second world war and the military more weight. In contrast, critics fear that democracy and basic citizens ‘ rights be restricted.

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Vote on economic policy

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The election campaign was Abe, who has ruled since 2012, therefore, deliberately not related to the topic discussed. Instead, he had declared the vote a Referendum on the nature of the economy, policy, the the year long
Downturn with low interest rates, fiscal stimulus, and reforms to finish. Representatives of Abe’s LDP declared in accordance with the first trend reports, the voters would have voted for the continuation of the so-called “Abenomics”.

To stop Abe and to prevent a change in the Constitution, had sent the largest opposition party, the Democrats (DPJ) and the Communists have common candidates in the race. According to the survey, the DPJ lost but. A choice of one-half of the total 242 seats in the upper house.

uh/jj (dpa, afp, rtr)