The unbearable weight of Shinzo Abe 

 -  2007 
<br/><br/> The elections due on 29 July.  Unhappily for Mr Abe constituency is in Nagasaki.  There the LDP is fighting the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) for a upper house seat.  A bigger loss and it becomes more likely that the LDP will choose a caretaker leader and then call a general election. 
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