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In the run up to the Next 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 27 October 2024, to the present day.
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 ...
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.
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
The biggest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is led by centrist leader Yoshihiko Noda who briefly served as prime minister during the LDP’s 2009-2012 descent from power. Noda's party is expected to make significant gains, with exit polls suggesting a huge increase to as many as 191 seats from 98.
Adam Withnall reports from Tokyo on Sunday’s test of moderate, centrist politics in Japan, where worries about inflation, China and North Korea loom large – and the far right is waiting in the ...
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling party may lose its majority in the lower house, according to media polling ahead of the Oct. 27 election, meaning it would likely have to rely on coalition partner ...
In order to officially qualify as a candidate in the election, a candidate must be an LDP member of the National Diet and must receive a nomination from at least 20 fellow LDP Diet members. The LDP selects its leader via a two-round election involving both LDP members of the Diet and dues-paying party members from across Japan. In the first ...