Japan: Formation of new government coalition (pub. Sept. 15, 2009)
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Following its sweeping election victory on Aug. 30, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) concluded a coalition deal with two small parties to achieve majorities in both houses of the Diet (the bicameral legislature). The alliance with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the People's New Party (PNP) provided the new government with the two thirds majority in the lower house needed to override objections from the upper house.
