For most of post-war Japan the LDP has held government solely or in coalition. There isn’t one opposition party but many, often with opposing ideologies. Finding the numbers to form a coalition seems unlikely.
The one party state isn’t necessarily as undemocratic as we might think. The Japanese are more likely to seek consensus behind the scenes. The political parties seem to change leaders a lot.
A minority government isn’t unheard of but it would constrain their ability to get legislation through.
@humanspiral @AmbiguousProps Japan is truely weird. Not really, it’s just different.
For most of post-war Japan the LDP has held government solely or in coalition. There isn’t one opposition party but many, often with opposing ideologies. Finding the numbers to form a coalition seems unlikely.
The one party state isn’t necessarily as undemocratic as we might think. The Japanese are more likely to seek consensus behind the scenes. The political parties seem to change leaders a lot.
A minority government isn’t unheard of but it would constrain their ability to get legislation through.