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29.01 104 +47 Ishin 11.15 23 +7 JCP 6.81 1 0 DPP 4.33 11 +5 Komeito 1.35 4 −5 Social Democratic 0.52 1 0 CPJ 0.29 1 New Independents 4.67 12 0 This lists parties that won seats.
This was the first general election in Japan since 1955 wherein no party secured at least 200 seats. The Democratic Party for the People (DPP) won 28 seats, surpassing Komeito to become the fourth-largest party in the chamber. The DPP emerged as a key player in the aftermath of the election as the LDP sought to negotiate their cooperation on a ...
Prime minister Shigeru Ishiba called the snap election to try and secure a strong mandate from the public after a damaging corruption scandal – but Monday morning’s results have done the opposite
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing at Sunday's national election, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the next government and the outlook ...
56 candidates filed to run in the election, with nearly half of them belonging to Takashi Tachibana's NHK Party, [19] the highest number of registered candidates to date. [20] Media outlets have described the high number of candidates as being a result of the election becoming known as a forum for self-promotion and publicity stunts. [21] [22]
Ruling coalition keeps power despite losing majority in last month’s election Japan’s Ishiba survives parliament vote as prime minister despite terrible election result Skip to main content
The first round of the election was held on 27 September in which Takaichi received the majority of votes. [157] Ishiba advanced to the run-off, coming in second place after receiving 154 votes against Takaichi's 181. [157] Koizumi, the third front-runner of the election, failed to advance to the run-off as did the other remaining candidates. [157]
Japan’s governing party, stung by an extensive slush funds scandal, lost all three seats in parliamentary by-elections Sunday in a major setback for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in seeking ...