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The election also took place nine days before voters in the United States - Japan's closest ally - head to the polls in another unpredictable ballot. POLITICAL DEALS, MARKET JITTERS
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
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 ...
A shock election result in Japan, Washington's key Asian security ally, and the United States' potentially destabilising presidential election next week could provide an opportunity for China and ...
In the run up to the 2024 Japanese general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held on 31 October 2021 to 27 October 2024.
Japan heads to the polls on Sunday for one of the most uncertain elections in its recent history, where low turnout is expected to be a key factor despite the result having considerable ...
Many polls had predicted a weakened LDP or even a complete loss of government control in the elections, [60] with one poll by The Japan Times suggesting the party would lose around 40 seats. Though the LDP did lose 25 seats compared to the previous elections, they comfortably maintained their single-party majority in the Diet.
48.08 187 −31 CDP 29.96 57 New Ishin 8.36 16 +13 JCP 4.59 1 0 DPP 2.17 6 New Komeito 1.52 9 +1 Social Democratic 0.55 1 0 Independents 3.95 12 −10 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Proportional seats All 176 seats Turnout 55.97% (2.29pp) Party Vote % Seats +/– LDP 34.66 72 +6 CDP 20.00 39 New Ishin 14.01 25 +17 Komeito 12.38 23 +2 JCP 7.25 9 −2 DPP 4.51 ...