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SDP walks a tightrope as it flirts with leaving coalition (Japan)
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie May 28, 2010 08:02pm |
| Category | Perspective |
| News Date | May 27, 2010 07:00pm |
| Description | When Mizuho Fukushima was re-elected president of the Social Democratic Party in December, she promised to pull the SDP out of the ruling coalition if the Futenma air base was relocated within Okinawa, as called for in a 2006 agreement with the United States.
Now that it looks increasingly likely that the administration intends to move forward with a plan to relocate Futenma to the Henoko coast in Nago, Okinawa, the SDP is being rocked by internal rifts with opinions split over whether it should part ways with the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.
With the Upper House election coming up and recent polls bearing nothing but bad news for the DPJ, maintaining the partnership with the SDP — and being able to rely on its vote-drawing power — remains essential. |
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