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Regarding the reduction of the number of members of the House of Representatives, the three parties, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Japan Restoration Society, and the National Democratic Party, have rushed to prepare a bill to reduce the number of seats by 31 with proportional representation, and aim to pass it in the current Diet. On the other hand, other opposition parties...
Japanese public opinion
Reactions in the comment sections of related Japanese TV news videos on YouTube.
Positive / Negative toward: the LDP-Ishin-DPFP bill to cut 31 proportional lower-house seats
Positive points
Cutting seats is fine, and opposition that once demanded it now protesting looks inconsistent.
The population basis is official and the bill makes concessions to small parties, so the criticism feels one-sided.
Small opposition parties need to offer constructive policy instead of just opposing.
Negative points
DPFP teaming up with the LDP and Ishin feels like a betrayal of its voters.
Cutting proportional seats only helps the big parties and weakens representation for everyone else.
Lawmakers should cut their own pay and perks instead of trimming seats.
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