Chapter 364 – The 1934 General Election Overview

On July 21st, campaigning officially began for the 1934 House of Representatives election.

In this era, elections were rarely held to let the public decide the next administration. More often than not, they served as a referendum on whether the current government should remain in power. There were also cases where a new administration was formed first, with an election held afterward.

However, over the past decade or so, Japan had entered the age of party politics in the late Taisho period, and governments had increasingly come to power by genuinely securing the support of the people.

If I remembered the history from my previous life correctly, it had been quite rare for elections to result in a change of government. Moreover, after Prime Minister Inukai was assassinated, the military had begun throwing its weight around. Under slogans like “national unity,” party politics had