Japan’s Ruling Liberal Democratic Party Loses Majority in Recent Elections

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has lost its majority in the lower house of Japan’s parliament. This is the party’s worst result in a decade in provincial elections. Even as a coalition, LDP could not retain majority.

According to the report, according to the latest data, the LDP-Komei alliance has won 208 seats in the lower house of parliament. On the other hand, the combined number of seats of the opposition parties is 235. 233 seats are required to get a majority in Parliament.

Voting started at 7 am local time (October 27) on Sunday and continued till 8 pm. 2 crore 9 lakh 55 thousand voters voted in the election. Counting of votes starts only after polling is over. The results began to appear one by one.

According to Japanese state media, there are 465 seats in the lower house of the country’s parliament. 233 seats are required to get majority. Last time LDP alone got 247 seats.

However, LDP and KOME are not getting specific seats even though they are in alliance this time. On the other hand, the combined number of seats of the opposition parties is much higher than last time. The main opposition party in the best position is the CPD.

It should be noted that there is doubt whether Ishiba will be able to retain his position through the official results of the vote. Analysts believe he may be Japan’s shortest-serving prime minister since World War II.