Yuki Hatojama started preparations for the formation of a government

Tokyo - The first day after the recently held parliamentary elections, took the historic victory of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) found itself under strong pressure from the public to take urgent and decisive initiatives to solutions of problems of the country, primarily economic .


Japan was hardest hit by economic crisis since World War II, blocked deflation and record unemployment rate of 5.7 percent, while the prospect of lifetime employment is almost no. The country's general dissatisfaction with government performance LDP when it comes to initiatives that the country out of crisis. It led to big victories over the DPJ LDP prime Tara Asa, who is in power 54 years. As the electronic media published, it won 300 of a total of 480 seats in the lower house of parliament, or three times more than the LDP.

For this reason, even before the official declaration of the winner of the elections, the media yesterday, the DPJ and its leader Jukioa Hatojame, which will probably take the prime minister's office, demanded that "meet expectations" and "responsible move to change." Before Hatojamom and his party, consisting of former members of the LDP, the Socialists and naprednjaci, are difficult tasks and challenges, both economically and demographically. DPJ leader welcomed the results yesterday, he said, the electoral revolution, and the agency Kjodo said that said that "the people sit," the ruling party. "We will not be arrogant and they will listen to the people. People are angry because of current policies and the ruling coalition. We feel that the people really want change, "said Hatojama.

Japan in 2006. had 127.6 million inhabitants, which was the largest number so far. However, it is estimated that number will be the middle of this century to fall below 100 million. As stated, the Democrats plan to the parents of a child give 26,000 yen per month or 280 dollars to graduating from high school in order to increase the birth rate in Japan, where he recorded the highest percentage of elderly and the smallest percentage of children in the world. DPJ also proposed higher minimum wage, tax cuts, free high schools, the abolition of tolls. However, critics argue that all this will lead to increase the already massive public debt, as it is for the fulfillment of all promises need 16,800 billion yen or 179 billion dollars.

Hatojama yesterday, as the next Japanese prime minister, began preparations to form the government. He is preparing to establish a transition team that will implement the change of government, but stressed that they will not disclose the composition of the cabinet until it is officially elected prime minister at a special session of parliament, probably in two weeks.

United States following the publication of the first election results in Japan expressed confidence that the relations between Tokyo and Washington and still be hard. "We are convinced that the tight association of the U.S. - Japan and the close partnership between our two countries continue to develop under the leadership of the new government in Tokyo," the statement said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. "President Barack Obama expected to close cooperation with the new Japanese Prime Minister on a wide range of global, regional and bilateral issues," added the statement Gibsovom. However, as stated, Hatojama the speech said that Japan wants to "distance itself from U.S. foreign policy" and to "become independent". Disagreements about the American bases in Japan and the participation of Japanese troops in military operations abroad, the U.S. could lead to tension, evaluate the agency. Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso admitted defeat in parliamentary elections in a telephone address congratulated DPJ victory, and also announced the resignation of the first leaders of the LDP.