published: 2017-04-10 04:46:45 日고이케 신당, ‘태풍의 눈’…여야서 잇단 합류…아베 ‘긴장’ The governor of Tokyo is seeking to threaten the control of the Liberal Democratic Party in the capital’s assembly ahead of an election in July. The so-called Tokyoites First Party, which Yuriko Koike effectively controls, has seen as a recent surge in popularity and is aiming to dethrone the majority held by Shinzo Abe’s LDP in the upcoming poll. Dozens of graduates from Koike’s School of Hope, a private academy for her political acolytes, will be standing against the ruling party.
The candidates have also seen the backing of political heavyweights and other parties.
