Japanese Prime Minister Hayashi Sanae posted today (February 7): "As the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, I have issued an emergency statement: Please pay attention and support the LDP candidates!"
Comment: Hayashi Sanae's emergency appeal and strong support for LDP candidates is essentially a critical step to gamble on "single-party dominance" and completely consolidate a strongman regime. Previously, the ruling coalition barely secured a majority, and legislation was constantly constrained. She forcibly dissolved the House of Representatives and launched a lightning-fast campaign, aiming to break away from allies such as the Restoration Party, secure a majority or even an absolute majority of seats for the LDP alone, and free herself from the constraints of party factions and coalition governance to establish the "Hayashi system." This campaign speech is not only an election strategy to mobilize the conservative base and exploit public anxiety about security but also to clear parliamentary obstacles for constitutional revision and military strengthening, advancing right-wing agendas. Once the LDP dominates, Japan's post-war constitutional checks and balances will further weaken, making the country's hard-line foreign policy and military expansionist tendencies harder to constrain, and increasing regional security risks.
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