Japan general election, 2003

A general election took place in Japan on November 9, 2003. Incumbent Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democrat Party won the election but with a reduced majority. The main opposition Democrat Party made considerable gains, winning 177 of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives, its largest share ever. Other traditional parties like the Communist Party and the Social Democrat Party lost a significant numbers of seats, making a two-party system a possibility in future Japanese politics.

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Japan - November 9 - 2003 - Incumbent - Prime Minister - Junichiro Koizumi - Liberal Democrat Party - Democrat Party - House of Representatives - Communist Party - Social Democrat Party - Two-party system - Japanese politics

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