TOKYO, Oct 31 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling coalition was projected to maintain power in an election on Sunday, even as his party was forecast to take a drubbing, a blow that could return the world’s No.3 economy to political uncertainty. It was too close to call whether...
TOKYO, Oct 31 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling coalition was projected to maintain power in an election on Sunday, even as his party was forecast to take a drubbing, a blow that could return the world’s No.3 economy to political uncertainty.
The LDP-Komeito coalition was projected to win 239 to 288 seats in the lower house, more than the 233 needed for a majority, NHK said. The LDP was expected to win between 212 to 255 seats. The vote was a test for Kishida, who called the election soon after taking the top post early this month, and for his Liberal Democratic Party , which has been battered by its perceived mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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