日本新政府

Recently Yomiuri News reported the following:

政権選択を最大の焦点とした第４５回眾院選は３０日投票が行われ、即日開票の結果、民主党が過半数（２４１）を上回り、３０８を議席を獲取して政権奪取を果たすことになった。自民党は結党以来初めて第２党に転落、麻生太郎首相は３０日夜、党総裁を辞任することを表明した。非自民政権の発足は細川政権以来、１６年ぶり。眾院選で野党第１党が単独過半数を得ての政権交代は現憲法下では初めてで、日本の政治は大きな転換点を迎えた。民主党の鳩山由紀夫代表はただちに政権移行の準備に着手し、社民、国民新両党と連立に向けた政策協議を行う。鳩山氏を首相とする新政権は９月中旬に誕生する。

The vote casting for the much noted 45th parliamentary election was held on the 30th, votes were counted on the same day, with the Democratic Party winning 308 seats, exceeding half of the total seats (241) and got the mandate to govern. Since the founding of the Liberal Democratic Party, for the first time it became a second party and Prime Minister Taro Aso declared his resignation from the party's presidency. 16 years had lapsed since the Hosokawa regime, the first ever non-Liberal Democratic political coalition to form the government. Now it was the first time under modern constitution for one single non-ruling party to win the majority votes, Japanese politic was embracing a turning point. Representatives of Yukio Hatoyama of the Democratic Party at once made preparation for the taking over of the government, and to negotiate with the Social Democratic and the New National parties to co-ordinate appropriate future policies. The new government with Hatoyama as the prime minister would be formed by mid-September.

The victory of Yukio Hatoyama in the parliamentary election shows that Japanese voters are eager to see some changes in the government. It is a victory for the people of Japan and people living in the free world. Through a democratic voting system, people can have a say in deciding their future.