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Liberal Democratic Party announces disbandment!
by Haruto Kirishima

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Today, the Liberal Democratic Party announced a decision on what they would do after their main leader for the past decade was convicted of high treason. The decision, which comes after weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations by the rest of the party leadership, was one that they stated was crafted after careful consideration of all the facts. In the statement, announced on Octyr 5th, 1580, they announced that they intend to disband the party.

"It has been a long run," said a spokesperson for the party "but alas it seems the time has come. We no longer believe that Akitsu will benefit from the existence of our party. We are no longer able to get elected into office, we are no longer able to enact meaningful policy changes. We are only able to sit back and whine, and that will make Akitian political discourse go nowhere fast."

"Now the courts have ruled that our policy positions, which were carefully crafted by former Prime Minister Toru Fujiwara, constitute high treason. With such a fact weighing us down, and the possibility that other members of the party may face similar charges, we can no longer in good concience continue our political activities. As such, the Liberal Democratic Party shall disband and stop all political activities, effective Octyr 5th, 1580."

When asked by reporters as to what the members of the party will do in the future, the spokesperson didn't give a clear answer. But many politicians of the party seem to be announcing their resignation from politics, at least if their feed on the Akitian social networking site Tanshi is to be believed. Yuichiro Kitazawa, the former representative from Kayama Province in the National Legislature and architect of the economy-strangling "Climate Restoration Act", said on his Tanshi feed that he does not intend to continue his political career after the disbandment of the party.

Not all politicians seem to be taking this path, though, with some announcing that they will join the Justice Party. Sayaka Sato, former representative of Ishikari Province, announced that she intends on joining the Justice Party and will run for office in the next Akitian election.

Whatever the fate of these politician, it seems the lifetime of the Liberal Democratic Party has come to a close.