Episode 4: The Return of Strongman Politics and the Collapse of Factional Political Ecology
Series: The Rise and Fall of LDP Factional Politics
After entering the 21st century, Junichiro Koizumi's whirlwind of 'theater politics' objectively weakened the influence of traditional factions within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). With the party leader at the core and the party's power growing, the factions' monopoly on the party's political ecology was broken. After the interlude of the Democratic Party, Shinzo Abe, who returned to power, began to consolidate his long-term rule by cooperating with major factions and expanding the Abe faction. However, this was accompanied by the resurgence of the accumulated ills of LDP factions, leading to a backlash. While LDP factional politics may gradually fade in form, the struggle for power will ultimately continue on the stage of Nagatacho in a different guise.
Original Chinese title & description
第四集：强人政治的再次回归和派阀政治生态的瓦解
进入21世纪后，小泉纯一郎的剧场政治旋风在客观上削弱了自民党内传统派阀的影响力。以党首为核心、党的力量越来越大，而派阀对党内政治生态的垄断被打破。在经历民主党的插曲后，卷土重来的安倍晋三则又开始通过与各大派阀的合作来巩固其长期执政的基础，并让安倍派做大做强。然而，与之伴随的便是自民党内派阀积弊的沉渣泛起，进而导致反噬的结局。自民党派阀政治在形式上可能会逐渐消退，但权力的斗争终究还会以另一种面目在永田町的舞台上继续上演。
Participation credit “专辑主播及本人年度回顾”：专辑列明主播为梵一如、沙青青；本人《2025 年终小结》列明该系列4集。。
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