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Ruling parties could lose majority in Upper House election, poll suggests
JAPAN, JUL 14 – The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito face setbacks linked to a funding scandal with exit polls projecting 174 to 254 seats, risking their Lower House majority.
- Japanese voters cast ballots in the Upper House election held on July 20, where the ruling LDP and Komeito coalition faced significant losses.
- The coalition's struggles stemmed from a political funding scandal and an aging support base, leading polls to project loss of the 50 seats needed for a majority.
- Despite setbacks, LDP heavyweights like Nishimura and Hagiuda retained seats, while independents such as Seko, forced out by the scandal, also won.
- Prime Minister Ishiba acknowledged the election's difficulty, citing the politics and money issue as the biggest blow and pledged cash payouts to ease rising household costs.
- The expected loss suggests rising political uncertainty that may complicate governance, potentially prompting leadership changes including calls for Ishiba's resignation.
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[Yomiuri Shimbun] The head of the Democratic Party for the People, Tamaki, has made a complete turn from the cooperative approach he took after the Lower House election last year, and is stepping up his criticism of the Ishiba Cabinet in a street speech for the Upper House election. "Taxes, insurance premiums, gasoline, electricity bills. If you keep having to pay more and more, you can't become wealthy." On the 14th, Tamaki spoke at a tourist-f…
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