The LDP’s declining vote is attributable largely to Abe’s mishandling of pension fund issues, particularly his late admission of knowledge last December about 50 million “lost” pension files. This followed other minor scandals concerning the misuse of political funds, which had led to two resignations and the suicide of one of Abe’s cabinet ministers.
自民党的选票缩减在很大程度上可以归咎于安倍对养老金基金问题的处理欠妥，特别是他在去年12月不够及时地承认知道5000万养老金文件“失踪”的事情。此前还有一些较小的有关滥用政治资金的丑闻，导致安倍内阁部长中两人辞职，一人自杀。