Multiple choice general knowledge

On August 30, an electorate of the order 100 million decisively voted out the party which had presided over Japan since 1955 and its described to be a political tsunami. Identify the party which came into power -

  1. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

  2. Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)

  3. Japanese Communist Party (JCP)

  4. Social Democratic Party (SDP)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

On August 30, 2009, Japan's electorate voted in the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), ending the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) nearly 54-year rule. This was indeed called a "political tsunami" and marked a historic shift in Japanese politics.

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