Japan's electorate has made history by voting out the conservative Liberal Democrat Party, giving the opposition Democratic Party of Japan an apparent landslide victory, according to media reports.
Exit polls say the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has roundly defeated Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the country's general election, ending the latter party's five-decade rule.
Japanese voters head to polls Sunday for legislative elections that could see the centre-left Democratic Party of Japan, led by Yukio Hatoyama (pictured), unseat the ruling conservatives of Prime Minister Taro Aso for the first time in five decades.
Japan's political leaders wound up campaigning on Saturday ahead of key legislative elections that could see the end of the ruling conservatives' almost unbroken hold on power since 1955.
Japanese voters look set to sweep the opposition to victory in Sunday's election, but the novice Democratic Party will quickly face the challenge of an economy suffering from record jobless rates and deflation.
Japan goes to the polls on Sunday in legislative elections that could see the end of the ruling conservatives' almost unbroken hold on power since 1955 and the emergence of the Democratic Party of Japan – with a radical economic agenda.
A discreet man who hails from a political dynasty, Yukio Hatoyama is favourite to win the legislative elections on August 30. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at the man who could put an end to 50 years of conservative rule in Japan.
Japan's election campaign has officially begun, with the centre-left Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) well positioned in opinion polls to wrestle leadership away from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), in power for nearly half a century.
The general election of August, 30th in Japan could change the face of the country's political landscape. After more than 50 years of rule, the Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party might be beaten by the opposition.
Japanese PM Taro Aso has dissolved parliament's lower house and called for national elections on August 30. Victory by the opposition party would bring an end to the domination of the ruling LDP, in power for nearly 50 years.
