TOKYO, Oct 29 ― Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faces a fight to maintain its sole majority in the weekend's lower house election, opinion polls today showed, although the coalition government itself is likely to remain safe. The Sunday election is proving tough for the LDP, whose...
TOKYO, Oct 29 ― Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party faces a fight to maintain its sole majority in the weekend's lower house election, opinion polls today showed, although the coalition government itself is likely to remain safe.
Losing its sole majority in the more powerful lower house of parliament could weaken recently appointed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and make him vulnerable to being replaced before next year's upper house vote, some analysts say. The leading opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is likely to pick up some extra seats, the Nikkei said, estimating that around 40 per cent of races in single seat districts were expected to be closely fought.
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