A magician's job

Article Abstract:

The Japanese Liberal Demicratic Party (LDP) lost 2% of share of seats in the April 1999 local elections, as independent parties increased their share by 12%, including the governorship of Tokyo. Japanese unemployment may rise as companies start to restructure, and the ruling LDP was hoping to hold elections before a significant rise in unemployment. Prime minister, Keizo Obuchi, has to be re-elected as president of the LDP in Sep 1999, if no election is held before then, and he could face stiff competition.

National Government, Public Administration, Japan, Political activity, Elections, Local government, Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Scapegoat passes buck

Article Abstract:

The European Community is waiting to see if the UK and Denmark will pass the 1992 Treaty on European Union. A committee on subsidiarity is analyzing trade and monetary regulations in an attempt to reassure all concerned that bureaucracy is being reduced.

Laws, regulations and rules, European Union, European Community, Subsidiarity

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