Japan's Hatoyama sweeps to power, BBC (2009) —
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Japan's Hatoyama sweeps to power, BBC (2009)

Exit polls of the general elections held on August 30 showed opposition party Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) winning a landslide victory over the incumbent government led by Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Yukio Hatoyama is likely to be confirmed as Prime Minister within the next two weeks. Incumbent Prime Minister Taro Aso announced his resignation following the election results.

The link address is: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8229988.stm

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