Japan votes in election seen returning LDP to power




 
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Japan votes in election seen returning LDP to power
 
December 16th, 2012  
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Japan votes in election seen returning LDP to power
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan voted on Sunday in an election expected to return the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power after a three-year hiatus, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical economic recipe. Polls opened at 0700 a.m. (2200 GMT) and will close at 8 p.m. (1100 GMT), when major TV broadcasters will issue exit polls forecasting results. ...




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