The recent House of Representatives election ended with a landslide victory for the Liberal Democratic Party. The LDP’s overwhelming victory was a shock, but so was the centrist party’s crushing defeat. It’s rare in recent years for a political party to suffer such a crushing defeat. It seems there are more fundamental issues lurking that cannot be explained away by the decline of liberal forces. First of all, we need to redefine what liberal means. It’s fine to shout “liberal, liberal,” but if the person shouting doesn’t understand what liberal means, it won’t resonate with people. Politics dominated by conservatives is a problem in itself. A new platform is needed. (Kei)

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