The ruling party's election chief: "A merciless judgement"
That Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), appears to be backing down in the election came as no surprise. Bloomberg writes that most opinion polls before election day suggested that the LDP would lose seats.
On Sunday, the party's head of elections, Shinjiro Koizumi, commented on the first preliminary results, which show that the LDP risks losing its majority in the lower house of parliament.
- I think this is the result of a merciless judgment on the LDP, he says according to Reuters.
The reasons for the party's declining confidence are believed to be, among other things, corruption scandals and inflation. Revelations have claimed that the money raised by the party ended up in the pockets of party members.
That Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), appears to be backing down in the election came as no surprise. Bloomberg writes that most opinion polls before election day suggested that the LDP would lose seats.
On Sunday, the party's head of elections, Shinjiro Koizumi, commented on the first preliminary results, which show that the LDP risks losing its majority in the lower house of parliament.
- I think this is the result of a merciless judgment on the LDP, he says according to Reuters.
The reasons for the party's declining confidence are believed to be, among other things, corruption scandals and inflation. Revelations have claimed that the money raised by the party ended up in the pockets of party members.
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Japan's ruling party appears to be backing down in the election
Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), looks set to lose the majority it previously held in the lower house of parliament. This is according to preliminary opinion polls on Sunday, reports Reuters.
A survey by the TV channel NHK shows that the LDP together with the coalition party Komeito will get between 174 and 254 seats in the parliament. 223 mandates are required to have a majority.
The LDP as a party looks set to get between 153 and 219 seats, which is a decrease compared to the current 247.
The LDP, led by new party leader and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, has been in power in the country almost continuously for the past decades.
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Voter apathy and discontent as Japan goes to new elections
At midnight, Swedish time, the polling stations in Japan opened. The election will be a cold shower for the largest party, the Liberal Democrats (LDP), writes Reuters.
Inflation, and a major party finance scandal that erupted last year, have the LDP -- the dominant political force in Japan since 1955 -- heading for its worst election since 2009.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who called new elections when he took office a month ago, looks set to cower in parliament if his coalition loses its majority.
At the same time, the country is characterized by widespread voter apathy.
- It is so difficult to choose a party, I think people are losing interest, says Miyuki Fujisaki to the BBC.
The 66-year-old elderly carer has long supported the LDP, and admits that they have corruption problems, but she believes that the opposition also mostly complains and are not clear about what they want.
At midnight, Swedish time, the polling stations in Japan opened. The election will be a cold shower for the largest party, the Liberal Democrats (LDP), writes Reuters.
Inflation, and a major party finance scandal that erupted last year, have the LDP -- the dominant political force in Japan since 1955 -- heading for its worst election since 2009.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who called new elections when he took office a month ago, looks set to cower in parliament if his coalition loses its majority.
At the same time, the country is characterized by widespread voter apathy.
- It is so difficult to choose a party, I think people are losing interest, says Miyuki Fujisaki to the BBC.
The 66-year-old elderly carer has long supported the LDP, and admits that they have corruption problems, but she believes that the opposition also mostly complains and are not clear about what they want.
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