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The |}, frequently abbreviated to LDP or |}, is a centre to right-wing, conservative political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election. Prior to 2009, the party had only been out of power for a brief 11 month period between 1993 and 1994. The LDP is not to be confused with the now-defunct |}, which merged with the Democratic Party of Japan, the main opposition party, in November 2003. |
![The son of former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is making an entrance to the policical scene. He is trying to win his retiring father's seat in Parliament. His father, Junichiro Koizumi, is the maverick former prime minister who shook up Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party by vowing to destroy it. But Shinjiro Koizumi, vying for his retiring father Junichiro's seat in a month-end election, realizes that some voters have grown tired of Japan's hereditary politics. The 28-year old faces an equally young Democratic Party candidate without family ties, Katsuhito Yokokume, a lawyer nicknamed "Sori", or prime minister. Shinjiro says winning the battle royale of "Sori" versus "Son of Sori" will require voters to put aside legacy opposition and back him. [Shinjiro Koizumi, LDP Candidate]: "I know there is opposition to hereditary politics that I must overcome, and even though they may think family politics may not be good, I ask all voters just to back me, Koizumi Shinjiro. Junichiro Koizumi, the son and grandson of politicians, held his seat from 1972 to 2006. Such family dynasties are common in Japan, with over 40 percent of the LDP descendants of lawmakers, a contrast to Koizumi's call for political change. Some say the LDP's possible upcoming loss of power, which would be only the second in over half a century, stems from a lack of new party talent. Still, some supporters say Shinjiro, who earned at Masters degree at Columbia, will always be his father's son <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/C3nP_yRfOuU/0.jpg)
