Underdog center-left party may outperform expectations in Japan snap pollTOKYO (Reuters) - A new center-left party pledging to bring  bottom up  democracy to Japan may prove the surprise success story of an election on Sunday, although the party is forecast to win a mere sliver of seats compared to Prime Minister Shinto Abe s ruling bloc. Abe s conservative Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition is on track to roughly match the two-thirds  super majority  it held in parliament s lower house before dissolution, helped by divisions in the opposition camp and jitters over North Korea s nuclear and missile programs, media forecasts say. But the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) formed just this month could become the core of opposition to Abe s LDP if, as some forecast, it challenges Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike s flashier conservative Party of Hope for the top opposition spot. The CDPJ opposes Abe s proposal to revise the post-war, pacifist constitution to clarify the ambiguous status of the military. Whether to revise the U.S.-drafted charter has long been a symbolic marker dividing Japan s left and right, and Abe is expected to use his big win to push for amendments. CDPJ founder Yukio Edano, 53, who grabbed the spotlight as Japan s top spokesman during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, formed the CDPJ on the run after the main opposition Democratic Party s leader stunningly decided the party would run no candidates and encouraged members to run on Koike s slate. Edano told Japanese media he was inspired by the  Stand up, Edano  tweets he received after the Democrats imploded. Many Democrats jumped on the Hope bandwagon. Others either declined to join or were shut out after refusing to sign off on a hawkish security stance that echoes that of the LDP. Some joined Edano s party, others are running as independents. A Sankei newspaper survey published on Tuesday predicted the CDPJ would get between 46 and 60 seats, compared to initial estimates that about 30 of its 78 candidates would be elected.  That compared to 39 to 57 seats for the Party of Hope, which is running 235 candidates. [tmsnrt.rs/2kGwCm5] A Kyodo news agency survey released on Wednesday also forecast the CDPJ could become the biggest opposition group. If so, that would suggest voters unhappy with Abe are seeking not a conservative replica of the LDP but a more liberal alternative, political analysts said. The failed Democratic Party was a fractious mix of liberals and conservatives, saddled with an image of incompetence after a rocky 2009-2012 rule.  Almost all parties have been conservative and there is no party for liberal voters to vote for,  said University of Tokyo professor Yu Uchiyama.  If this party is successful in attracting liberal votes, there could be a prospect to do well.  Edano, however, eschews what he calls outdated labels such as  liberal  or  left , terms often associated with Cold War-era socialists or communists that can turn off mainstream voters.Unlike the more authoritarian LDP, he stresses commitment to individual civil rights, rather than obligations to the state, and wants to redistribute wealth to create a more equitable society.  I want to take a first step toward creating a  bottom up  society ... toward a trend that is neither left, nor right, but moves forward,  Edano said during a debate this month. The lack of preparation time, and a shortage of cash and candidates will be formidable obstacles for the CDPJ to overcome.  It could also struggle to differentiate its economic policies from those of the LDP, which has long been more center-left than right when it comes to bread-and-butter issues. Edano s group wants to put off a sales tax hike and exit nuclear power. The LDP says it will keep nuclear power as a key energy source and raise the sales tax in 2019 but divert revenue to education and child care from repaying public debt. Both parties promise equal pay for equal work, higher wages for day care and elder care workers and more financial support for education, although they differ on details. A Reuters poll published Wednesday showed Japanese companies overwhelmingly want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe s ruling coalition to stay in power but about two-thirds want it to lose seats. The poll showed significant opposition in the corporate world to Abe s plans to raise the sales tax and to delay bringing down the fiscal deficit.  Abenomics would be comfortably left-of-center in most developed democracies,  said Tobias Harris, an analyst at advisory firm Teneo Intelligence. A healthy showing by the CDPJ could lure more lawmakers to its ranks after the election, although low voter turnout could diminish its performance as could competition with the Japanese Communist Party on the left.  If the CDPJ comes in second, in a couple of months they will have grown and become the core of a new center-left opposition party,  said Chuo University professor Steven Reed. worldnews
underdog party may outperform expectations japan snap polltokyo reuters a new party pledging bring bottom democracy japan may prove surprise success story election sunday although party forecast win mere silver seats compared prime minister into abe ruling bloc abe conservative liberal democratic coalition track roughly match super majority held parliament lower house dissolution helped divisions opposition camp hitters north korea nuclear missile programs media forecasts say but constitutional democratic party japan cpj formed month could become core opposition abe dp forecast challenges tokyo governor yuri like flashes conservative party hope top opposition spot the cpj opposes abe proposal revise pacifist constitution clarify ambiguous status military whether revise charter long symbolic marker dividing japan left right abe expected use big win push amendments cpj founder audio piano grabbed spotlight japan top spokesman fukushima nuclear crisis formed cpj run main opposition democratic party leader stunning decided party would run candidates encouraged members run like slate piano told japanese media inspired stand piano tweets received democrats improved many democrats jumped hope bandwagon others either declined join shut refusing sign hawks security stance echoes dp some joined piano party others running independents a sankei newspaper survey published tuesday predicted cpj would get seats compared initial estimates candidates would elected that compared seats party hope running candidates a kyoto news agency survey released wednesday also forecast cpj could become biggest opposition group if would suggest voters unhappy abe seeking conservative replica dp liberal alternative political analysts said the failed democratic party fractions mix liberals conservatives saddle image incompetence rocky rule almost parties conservative party liberal voters vote said university tokyo professor yu uchiyama if party successful attracting liberal votes could prospect well piano however screws calls outdated labels liberal left terms often associated cold socialists communists turn mainstream authoritarian dp stresses commitment individual civil rights rather obligations state wants redistributed wealth create equitable society i want take first step toward creating bottom society toward trend neither left right moves forward piano said debate month the lack preparation time shortage cash candidates formidable obstacles cpj overcome it could also struggle differentiate economic policies dp long right comes issues piano group wants put sales tax hike exit nuclear power the dp says keep nuclear power key energy source raise sales tax divert revenue education child care replying public debt both parties promise equal pay equal work higher wages day care elder care workers financial support education although differ details a reuters poll published wednesday showed japanese companies overwhelmingly want prime minister shine abe ruling coalition stay power want lose seats the poll showed significant opposition corporate world abe plans raise sales tax delay bringing fiscal deficit genomics would comfortably developed democracies said topics harris analyst advisory firm tenet intelligence a healthy showing cpj could lure lawmakers ranks election although low voter turnout could diminish performance could competition japanese communist party left if cpj comes second couple months grown become core new opposition party said cho university professor steven reed worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Underdog center-left party may outperform expectations in Japan snap pollTOKYO (Reuters) - A new center-left party pledging to bring  bottom up  democracy to Japan may prove the surprise success story of an election on Sunday, although the party is forecast to win a mere sliver of seats compared to Prime Minister Shinto Abe s ruling bloc. Abe s conservative Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition is on track to roughly match the two-thirds  super majority  it held in parliament s lower house before dissolution, helped by divisions in the opposition camp and jitters over North Korea s nuclear and missile programs, media forecasts say. But the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) formed just this month could become the core of opposition to Abe s LDP if, as some forecast, it challenges Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike s flashier conservative Party of Hope for the top opposition spot. The CDPJ opposes Abe s proposal to revise the post-war, pacifist constitution to clarify the ambiguous status of the military. Whether to revise the U.S.-drafted charter has long been a symbolic marker dividing Japan s left and right, and Abe is expected to use his big win to push for amendments. CDPJ founder Yukio Edano, 53, who grabbed the spotlight as Japan s top spokesman during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, formed the CDPJ on the run after the main opposition Democratic Party s leader stunningly decided the party would run no candidates and encouraged members to run on Koike s slate. Edano told Japanese media he was inspired by the  Stand up, Edano  tweets he received after the Democrats imploded. Many Democrats jumped on the Hope bandwagon. Others either declined to join or were shut out after refusing to sign off on a hawkish security stance that echoes that of the LDP. Some joined Edano s party, others are running as independents. A Sankei newspaper survey published on Tuesday predicted the CDPJ would get between 46 and 60 seats, compared to initial estimates that about 30 of its 78 candidates would be elected.  That compared to 39 to 57 seats for the Party of Hope, which is running 235 candidates. [tmsnrt.rs/2kGwCm5] A Kyodo news agency survey released on Wednesday also forecast the CDPJ could become the biggest opposition group. If so, that would suggest voters unhappy with Abe are seeking not a conservative replica of the LDP but a more liberal alternative, political analysts said. The failed Democratic Party was a fractious mix of liberals and conservatives, saddled with an image of incompetence after a rocky 2009-2012 rule.  Almost all parties have been conservative and there is no party for liberal voters to vote for,  said University of Tokyo professor Yu Uchiyama.  If this party is successful in attracting liberal votes, there could be a prospect to do well.  Edano, however, eschews what he calls outdated labels such as  liberal  or  left , terms often associated with Cold War-era socialists or communists that can turn off mainstream voters.Unlike the more authoritarian LDP, he stresses commitment to individual civil rights, rather than obligations to the state, and wants to redistribute wealth to create a more equitable society.  I want to take a first step toward creating a  bottom up  society ... toward a trend that is neither left, nor right, but moves forward,  Edano said during a debate this month. The lack of preparation time, and a shortage of cash and candidates will be formidable obstacles for the CDPJ to overcome.  It could also struggle to differentiate its economic policies from those of the LDP, which has long been more center-left than right when it comes to bread-and-butter issues. Edano s group wants to put off a sales tax hike and exit nuclear power. The LDP says it will keep nuclear power as a key energy source and raise the sales tax in 2019 but divert revenue to education and child care from repaying public debt. Both parties promise equal pay for equal work, higher wages for day care and elder care workers and more financial support for education, although they differ on details. A Reuters poll published Wednesday showed Japanese companies overwhelmingly want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe s ruling coalition to stay in power but about two-thirds want it to lose seats. The poll showed significant opposition in the corporate world to Abe s plans to raise the sales tax and to delay bringing down the fiscal deficit.  Abenomics would be comfortably left-of-center in most developed democracies,  said Tobias Harris, an analyst at advisory firm Teneo Intelligence. A healthy showing by the CDPJ could lure more lawmakers to its ranks after the election, although low voter turnout could diminish its performance as could competition with the Japanese Communist Party on the left.  If the CDPJ comes in second, in a couple of months they will have grown and become the core of a new center-left opposition party,  said Chuo University professor Steven Reed. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: underdog party may outperform expectations japan snap polltokyo reuters a new party pledging bring bottom democracy japan may prove surprise success story election sunday although party forecast win mere silver seats compared prime minister into abe ruling bloc abe conservative liberal democratic coalition track roughly match super majority held parliament lower house dissolution helped divisions opposition camp hitters north korea nuclear missile programs media forecasts say but constitutional democratic party japan cpj formed month could become core opposition abe dp forecast challenges tokyo governor yuri like flashes conservative party hope top opposition spot the cpj opposes abe proposal revise pacifist constitution clarify ambiguous status military whether revise charter long symbolic marker dividing japan left right abe expected use big win push amendments cpj founder audio piano grabbed spotlight japan top spokesman fukushima nuclear crisis formed cpj run main opposition democratic party leader stunning decided party would run candidates encouraged members run like slate piano told japanese media inspired stand piano tweets received democrats improved many democrats jumped hope bandwagon others either declined join shut refusing sign hawks security stance echoes dp some joined piano party others running independents a sankei newspaper survey published tuesday predicted cpj would get seats compared initial estimates candidates would elected that compared seats party hope running candidates a kyoto news agency survey released wednesday also forecast cpj could become biggest opposition group if would suggest voters unhappy abe seeking conservative replica dp liberal alternative political analysts said the failed democratic party fractions mix liberals conservatives saddle image incompetence rocky rule almost parties conservative party liberal voters vote said university tokyo professor yu uchiyama if party successful attracting liberal votes could prospect well piano however screws calls outdated labels liberal left terms often associated cold socialists communists turn mainstream authoritarian dp stresses commitment individual civil rights rather obligations state wants redistributed wealth create equitable society i want take first step toward creating bottom society toward trend neither left right moves forward piano said debate month the lack preparation time shortage cash candidates formidable obstacles cpj overcome it could also struggle differentiate economic policies dp long right comes issues piano group wants put sales tax hike exit nuclear power the dp says keep nuclear power key energy source raise sales tax divert revenue education child care replying public debt both parties promise equal pay equal work higher wages day care elder care workers financial support education although differ details a reuters poll published wednesday showed japanese companies overwhelmingly want prime minister shine abe ruling coalition stay power want lose seats the poll showed significant opposition corporate world abe plans raise sales tax delay bringing fiscal deficit genomics would comfortably developed democracies said topics harris analyst advisory firm tenet intelligence a healthy showing cpj could lure lawmakers ranks election although low voter turnout could diminish performance could competition japanese communist party left if cpj comes second couple months grown become core new opposition party said cho university professor steven reed worldnews