When did Yoshihiko Noda's party face a severe loss?
December 2012
November 2012
January 2013
February 2013
Answer
Yoshihiko Noda's Democratic Party of Japan faced a severe loss in the December 2012 general election. The party lost control of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Japanese Diet, to the Liberal Democratic Party, which had been out of power for three years. The election was seen as a referendum on Noda's handling of the economy and his decision to raise the consumption tax.
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