noun
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan); LDP
Refers specifically to the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party. Often abbreviated as 自民党.
See also: 自民党
自由民主党は日本の主要な政党の一つです。
The Liberal Democratic Party is one of the major political parties in Japan.
The president of the Liberal Democratic Party was elected prime minister.
noun
Free Democratic Party (Germany); FDP
Refers to the German Free Democratic Party. In Japanese contexts, this sense is less common than the Japanese LDP.
ドイツの自由民主党は連立政権に参加している。
Germany's Free Democratic Party is participating in the coalition government.