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This paper examines the role of local politicians in affecting national-level election outcomes by focusing on the drastic municipal mergers in Japan that took place in the early 2000s. This research demonstrates how the municipal mergers hurt the ruling Liberal Democratic Part (LDP) in national elections due to lower voter turnout and smaller vote share.
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This research elicits the electoral effect of the municipal mergers and the indispensable role of municipal politicians for LDP candidates running for the national parliament.
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This page is a summary of: Removing Boundaries, Losing Connections: Electoral Consequences of Local Government Reform in Japan, Journal of East Asian Studies, April 2015, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s1598240800004185.
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