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This chapter explores why the LDP lost badly in the 2024 election. It argues that the two scandals—the Unification ChurchUnification Church (UC) scandal and the Uragane (Slush Fund) scandal—intensified the public's discontent with the party. In addition, the LDP and its new leader, Ishiba, could not regain enraged voters’ trust, since their countermeasures were ineffective. LDP members with some ties to the Unification Church were not met with any disciplinary actions at all. Most of those who received illegal kickbacks were able to evade any criminal charges, with some punishments given in an ad hoc manner just right before the official campaign period began. As a result, enraged voters electorally punished LDP candidates by using their ballots.

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Reasons Behind the LDP's Loss in the 2024 Election

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    2025年

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  • Kuniaki Nemoto

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This chapter explores why the LDP lost badly in the 2024 election. It argues that the two scandals—the Unification ChurchUnification Church (UC) scandal and the Uragane (Slush Fund) scandal—intensified the public's discontent with the party. In addition, the LDP and its new leader, Ishiba, could not regain enraged voters’ trust, since their countermeasures were ineffective. LDP members with some ties to the Unification Church were not met with any disciplinary actions at all. Most of those who received illegal kickbacks were able to evade any criminal charges, with some punishments given in an ad hoc manner just right before the official campaign period began. As a result, enraged voters electorally punished LDP candidates by using their ballots.