Local polls further tighten LDP's grip on Japan
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Subject The impact of recent local elections. Significance Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state visit to the United States has focused attention on foreign and defence policy, eclipsing discussion of the nationwide local elections held on April 12 and 26 -- but those elections have consequences nevertheless. Impacts So few women were elected that the administration's modest target for female representation in local government is now almost unachievable. The results in Osaka support a local initiative to increase the city's autonomy; if this goes this ahead, other cities may follow. Victories for the Communist Party and a gay rights advocate suggest that frustration with mainstream party politics is rising again.
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