political power junkie; person obsessed with gaining or holding political power
A critical term for someone who is pathologically fixated on political power, often used in commentary and journalism.
He is a political power junkie who pursues power by any means necessary.
That politician is completely obsessed with holding onto power.
権力志向 is a neutral term for power orientation, while 政権亡者 is a pejorative label for someone pathologically obsessed with political power.
Compound of 政権 (political power) and 亡者 (deceased person, or figuratively, someone obsessed to the point of losing themselves). The figurative use of 亡者 for obsession is also seen in words like 金の亡者 (money-grubber).