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Presidentialization and the Changes of the LDP Politics in Japan; Comparison between Koizumi and Abe

Seongjo Kim 1

1국민대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study examines the difference between Koizumi and Abe. Japanese politics since the 2000s has witnessed ‘presidentialization’, which suggested that political leaders have created directly linkage with the voters and gained more automony from party organizations. This study focuses the tension between ‘presidentialization’ and consensus-based democratic institutions in Japan. The combination between the tension and PM’s different preferences made the various outomce of governance. Koizumi adopted a policy-seeking strategy and, in turn, attempted to reduce the institutional barriers to hinder his radical reforms. By contrast, Abe adopted a office-seeking strategy and, therefore, seeks to balance between power of Prime Minister and power of veto players in his party.

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