Japan is also a parliamentary system, and a significant portion of Single Member Seats in the House of Representatives are small towns or rural [0]
Pissed off farmers caused the LDP to lose power in the 2009 election [1], which is historic in a country that is a de facto one-party state.
The LDP in 2024 is looking similarly weak like the LDP in 2009 so they cannot afford to anger the farming bloc.
[0] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_districts_of_the_Hou...
[1] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Japanese_general_electi...
Japan is also a parliamentary system, and a significant portion of Single Member Seats in the House of Representatives are small towns or rural [0]
Pissed off farmers caused the LDP to lose power in the 2009 election [1], which is historic in a country that is a de facto one-party state.
The LDP in 2024 is looking similarly weak like the LDP in 2009 so they cannot afford to anger the farming bloc.
[0] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_districts_of_the_Hou...
[1] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Japanese_general_electi...