
Shinzo Abe's Legacy in Japan and on the World Stage
War on the Rocks
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The L De P and the L D P in Office
The l de p had been kicked out of office for three years. They came back with a super majority in the lower house of parliament, which gave them legislative capabilities and capacities that are hard to replicate in any other parliamentary system. So it was the l d p back in office, somewhat looking back at itself and its mistakes for factionalism and being internally divided. Plus abbe as leader and this coalescing vision he had for japan. These are the factors that all came together in those eight years of abbe's you know,. i think that what's important is that ave provided a vision for a the original blueprint, and that is the frian open in the pacific
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