a Far-Right Party in Japan Made Big Gains
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Far-right 'Japanese First' party Sanseito emerges as fourth-largest opposition force in parliament
Campaigning under the nationalist slogan “Japanese First,” the party capitalised on growing public frustration with immigration, inflation and the ruling coalition’s performance.View on euronews
The small rightwing populist party led by firebrand Sohei Kamiya won 14 seats in Sunday’s Upper House election.
The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political class dismissed as out of touch.
Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against “elitism”, “globalism” and immigration.
Japan's prime minister is clinging to power today, but his outlook remains uncertain. This follows a weekend election that delivered several surprises. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
In a significant political shift, Prime Minister Ishiba's coalition lost its majority in Japan's upper house, marking the first such loss for the LDP since 1955. The far-right Sanseito party gained traction with anti-immigrant rhetoric,
Anti-establishment parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite struck a chord with working-age people in Japan.
Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s already precarious position.