On Sunday, October 22nd, Japanese citizens will be heading to the polls in a snap election, which was called by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in early September. Two days before the election, Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is enjoying a comfortable lead according to the latest projections and he is looking to become the longest-serving leader of Japan in the post-war era.
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Although Abe explained that the reason behind the snap election was to obtain a stronger mandate to deal with the increasing threats from North Korea, many experts see it as an opportunistic maneuver that aims to take advantage of his recovering approval rating after the cabinet reshuffle in August and the primary political opposition's decreasing popularity. Earlier this summer, Abe's approval rating dropped below the 30% mark for the first time since his term started amid accusations of him using his political influence to allow the purchase of public lands with substantial discounts and to pressure the minister of education to approve the opening of a department at a university run by his friend.
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