Energised challenge by Tokyo governor exposes risk of PM Abe's snap poll decisionTOKYO (Reuters) - A fast-growing challenge by Tokyo s governor, often floated as Japan s first possible female premier, to Shinzo Abe s ruling bloc has highlighted the risk of his gamble on a snap poll as she tries to replicate a historic defeat of his party. Abe called the Oct. 22 election in the hope his improved ratings and a struggling opposition would help his Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition keep its majority in the lower house, where it now holds a two-thirds  super majority .  But Abe s bet now looks increasingly shaky, given growing support for Yuriko Koike s fledgling  Party of Hope  - launched this week - and the opposition Democratic Party s move to have its candidates leave the party and run on her ticket. No general election needed to be held until late 2018. Abe s decision has evoked comparison s to British Prime Minister Theresa May s move to call a snap election in June, only to see her Conservative Party lose its overall majority, although analysts noted Koike might have become an even bigger threat had Abe waited.  Abe thought the risk worth taking. Maybe he didn t anticipate what Koike would do,  said Daniel Sneider, a Stanford University scholar currently doing research in Japan.  The growing momentum of Koike s party has also revived memories of a 1993 political drama when a coalition led by another reformist governor, Morihiro Hosokawa, ousted the LDP for the first time since its founding four decades earlier. Clearly, the historical parallels are weighing on Abe s mind. Abe, Koike and Democratic Party leader Seiji Maehara were elected to the lower house for the first time that year, Koike and Maehara from Hosokawa s Japan New Party and Abe from the LDP.  There was a new party boom in the 1990s and the result was political confusion and a long period of economic stagnation,  Abe said in a campaign speech on Thursday. Hosokawa s fractious alliance fractured after less than one year. Abe also cited the 2009-12 rule of the Democratic Party, whose policy flip-flops and infighting many voters recall.  What would be born of a (new party) boom is confusion, not hope,  Abe said. Another key player in 1993, Ichiro Ozawa, who bolted the LDP and helped engineer Hosokawa s coalition as well as the Democratic Party s 2009 surge to power, is also playing a role now. His tiny Liberal Party may also merge with Koike s party. Like anti-LDP forces in 1993 and the Democrats in 2009, Koike is promising to  shed the shackles of vested interests   - a slogan appealing to voters seeking an alternative to the LDP. Former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi - who mentored Koike after she later joined the LDP - also skilfully painted the old  guard in his own party as obstacles to reform in a 2005 election, winning a massive victory. To succeed, however, Koike may have to take a big gamble of her own by running in the election herself, risking a backlash for quitting as governor and ending up an opposition leader.Koike, who compares herself to French President Emmanuel Macron and his meteoric rise, has repeatedly said she ll stay on as governor, but her carefully parsed comments have failed to dampen speculation.  Ms. Koike is saying she won t run, but ... I think she will run,  Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Friday, one day after Abe called the lower house poll.  It would be great if she announced that boldly and debated policies head on,  he added, in an apparent challenge. Despite Koike s efforts to broaden her party base by absorbing many Democratic Party candidates, fielding a big enough slate to take a majority in the 465-member lower house could be tough. Candidates must register on Oct. 10. She said on Friday she won t accept all Democrats who want to run on her ticket, and liberals will probably be left out. Even if Koike, who defied the LDP to run for governor last year and whose local party trounced it in a July Tokyo assembly election, decides not to run herself, her party s challenge can still weaken Abe if the LDP fares badly.  If the LDP loses 40 seats or more, she looks good,  said Columbia University professor emeritus Gerry Curtis. worldnews
exercised challenge tokyo governor exposes risk pm abe snap poll decisiontokyo reuters a challenge tokyo governor often floated japan first possible female premier shine abe ruling bloc highlighted risk gamble snap poll tries replicate historic defeat party abe called election hope improved ratings struggling opposition would help liberal democratic coalition keep majority lower house holds super majority but abe bet looks increasingly shaky given growing support yuri like fledgling party hope launched week opposition democratic party move candidates leave party run ticket no general election needed held late abe decision evoked comparison british prime minister theresa may move call snap election june see conservative party lose overall majority although analysts noted like might become even bigger threat abe waited abe thought risk worth taking maybe anticipate like would said daniel spider stanford university scholar currently research japan the growing momentum like party also revived memories political drama coalition led another reformist governor morihiro hosokawa ousted dp first time since founding four decades earlier clearly historical parallels weighing abe mind abe like democratic party leader semi maehara elected lower house first time year like maehara hosokawa japan new party abe dp there new party boom result political confusion long period economic stagnation abe said campaign speech thursday hosokawa fractions alliance fractured less one year abe also cited rule democratic party whose policy infighting many voters recall what would born new party boom confusion hope abe said another key player ichir obama bolted dp helped engineer hosokawa coalition well democratic party surge power also playing role his tiny liberal party may also merge like party like forces democrats like promising shed tackles vested interests slogan appealing voters seeking alternative dp former prime minister junichiro koizumi mentored like later joined dp also skillfully painted old guard party obstacles reform election winning massive victory to succeed however like may take big gamble running election risking backlash quitting governor ending opposition compares french president emmanuel macron metric rise repeatedly said stay governor carefully parsed comments failed damper speculation like saying run i think run chief cabinet secretary yoshihide sugar told reporters friday one day abe called lower house poll it would great announced boldly debated policies head added apparent challenge despite like efforts broaden party base absorbing many democratic party candidates fielding big enough slate take majority lower house could tough candidates must register she said friday accept democrats want run ticket liberals probably left even like defied dp run governor last year whose local party rounded july tokyo assembly election decides run party challenge still weaken abe dp fares badly if dp loses seats looks good said columbia university professor emeritus ferry curtis 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: Energised challenge by Tokyo governor exposes risk of PM Abe's snap poll decisionTOKYO (Reuters) - A fast-growing challenge by Tokyo s governor, often floated as Japan s first possible female premier, to Shinzo Abe s ruling bloc has highlighted the risk of his gamble on a snap poll as she tries to replicate a historic defeat of his party. Abe called the Oct. 22 election in the hope his improved ratings and a struggling opposition would help his Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition keep its majority in the lower house, where it now holds a two-thirds  super majority .  But Abe s bet now looks increasingly shaky, given growing support for Yuriko Koike s fledgling  Party of Hope  - launched this week - and the opposition Democratic Party s move to have its candidates leave the party and run on her ticket. No general election needed to be held until late 2018. Abe s decision has evoked comparison s to British Prime Minister Theresa May s move to call a snap election in June, only to see her Conservative Party lose its overall majority, although analysts noted Koike might have become an even bigger threat had Abe waited.  Abe thought the risk worth taking. Maybe he didn t anticipate what Koike would do,  said Daniel Sneider, a Stanford University scholar currently doing research in Japan.  The growing momentum of Koike s party has also revived memories of a 1993 political drama when a coalition led by another reformist governor, Morihiro Hosokawa, ousted the LDP for the first time since its founding four decades earlier. Clearly, the historical parallels are weighing on Abe s mind. Abe, Koike and Democratic Party leader Seiji Maehara were elected to the lower house for the first time that year, Koike and Maehara from Hosokawa s Japan New Party and Abe from the LDP.  There was a new party boom in the 1990s and the result was political confusion and a long period of economic stagnation,  Abe said in a campaign speech on Thursday. Hosokawa s fractious alliance fractured after less than one year. Abe also cited the 2009-12 rule of the Democratic Party, whose policy flip-flops and infighting many voters recall.  What would be born of a (new party) boom is confusion, not hope,  Abe said. Another key player in 1993, Ichiro Ozawa, who bolted the LDP and helped engineer Hosokawa s coalition as well as the Democratic Party s 2009 surge to power, is also playing a role now. His tiny Liberal Party may also merge with Koike s party. Like anti-LDP forces in 1993 and the Democrats in 2009, Koike is promising to  shed the shackles of vested interests   - a slogan appealing to voters seeking an alternative to the LDP. Former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi - who mentored Koike after she later joined the LDP - also skilfully painted the old  guard in his own party as obstacles to reform in a 2005 election, winning a massive victory. To succeed, however, Koike may have to take a big gamble of her own by running in the election herself, risking a backlash for quitting as governor and ending up an opposition leader.Koike, who compares herself to French President Emmanuel Macron and his meteoric rise, has repeatedly said she ll stay on as governor, but her carefully parsed comments have failed to dampen speculation.  Ms. Koike is saying she won t run, but ... I think she will run,  Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Friday, one day after Abe called the lower house poll.  It would be great if she announced that boldly and debated policies head on,  he added, in an apparent challenge. Despite Koike s efforts to broaden her party base by absorbing many Democratic Party candidates, fielding a big enough slate to take a majority in the 465-member lower house could be tough. Candidates must register on Oct. 10. She said on Friday she won t accept all Democrats who want to run on her ticket, and liberals will probably be left out. Even if Koike, who defied the LDP to run for governor last year and whose local party trounced it in a July Tokyo assembly election, decides not to run herself, her party s challenge can still weaken Abe if the LDP fares badly.  If the LDP loses 40 seats or more, she looks good,  said Columbia University professor emeritus Gerry Curtis. 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: exercised challenge tokyo governor exposes risk pm abe snap poll decisiontokyo reuters a challenge tokyo governor often floated japan first possible female premier shine abe ruling bloc highlighted risk gamble snap poll tries replicate historic defeat party abe called election hope improved ratings struggling opposition would help liberal democratic coalition keep majority lower house holds super majority but abe bet looks increasingly shaky given growing support yuri like fledgling party hope launched week opposition democratic party move candidates leave party run ticket no general election needed held late abe decision evoked comparison british prime minister theresa may move call snap election june see conservative party lose overall majority although analysts noted like might become even bigger threat abe waited abe thought risk worth taking maybe anticipate like would said daniel spider stanford university scholar currently research japan the growing momentum like party also revived memories political drama coalition led another reformist governor morihiro hosokawa ousted dp first time since founding four decades earlier clearly historical parallels weighing abe mind abe like democratic party leader semi maehara elected lower house first time year like maehara hosokawa japan new party abe dp there new party boom result political confusion long period economic stagnation abe said campaign speech thursday hosokawa fractions alliance fractured less one year abe also cited rule democratic party whose policy infighting many voters recall what would born new party boom confusion hope abe said another key player ichir obama bolted dp helped engineer hosokawa coalition well democratic party surge power also playing role his tiny liberal party may also merge like party like forces democrats like promising shed tackles vested interests slogan appealing voters seeking alternative dp former prime minister junichiro koizumi mentored like later joined dp also skillfully painted old guard party obstacles reform election winning massive victory to succeed however like may take big gamble running election risking backlash quitting governor ending opposition compares french president emmanuel macron metric rise repeatedly said stay governor carefully parsed comments failed damper speculation like saying run i think run chief cabinet secretary yoshihide sugar told reporters friday one day abe called lower house poll it would great announced boldly debated policies head added apparent challenge despite like efforts broaden party base absorbing many democratic party candidates fielding big enough slate take majority lower house could tough candidates must register she said friday accept democrats want run ticket liberals probably left even like defied dp run governor last year whose local party rounded july tokyo assembly election decides run party challenge still weaken abe dp fares badly if dp loses seats looks good said columbia university professor emeritus ferry curtis worldnews