In response to the surprise dissolution and general election seeking the voters' Judgment on "Abenomics" and on delaying the consumption tax increase, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) positioned the election as questioning the politics of the Abe Administration,which has turned its back on the desires of Japanese citizens, chose the slogan “For Peace and Social Welfare, it must be the SDP” as the complete opposite to the policies of the Abe Administration.