Unified opposition candidates are contenders in only six of the 46 electoral districts where LDP politicians implicated in the party’s funding scandal are seeking re-election. The ruling and ...

The Mainichi newspaper forecast the LDP to win between 203 and 250 seats in the lower house, the more powerful of the two chambers of parliament, leaving open the possibility that the party will ...

The LDP has held sole control of the chamber since it returned to power in 2012 after three years in opposition. In a separate poll by Jiji Press, support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ...

But opinion was split among LDP candidates, with 50 percent saying the revised law was insufficient and 49 percent saying it was appropriate. Opinion was also divided within junior coalition ...

Japan's Ruling LDP at Risk of Losing Majority in Election, Polls Show TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling party may lose its majority in the lower house, according to media polling ahead of the Oct ...

TOKYO – Will Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito manage to hold on to their majority in the Lower House? That looks to be the biggest question as ...

The Mainichi Shimbun forecast the LDP to win between 203 and 250 seats in the Lower House, leaving open the possibility that the party will fall short of the 233 seats needed for a majority for ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2024, as campaigning for ...

Nobuyuki Baba, the leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai, has hinted at cooperating with the Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition if it loses its majority in the House of Representatives in the Oct. 27 ...

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