They accuse him of setting up the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) for a landslide victory, so bringing the long rule of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to an abrupt and ignominious end.

• 他们指控麻生使对手日本民主党将会以压倒之势赢得胜利，自由民主党的长期统治将会以屈辱之势结束。