Japan election 2022

The Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito raised their combined share in the 248-seat chamber to 146 — far beyond the majority — in ...

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Japan's conservative coalition government increased its majority in the upper house of parliament in an election on Sunday, two days after the assassination ...

Other analysts said the exit poll was broadly in line with pre-election surveys. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com "It's significant we were able to pull this election together at a time violence was shaking the foundations of the election," Kishida, an Abe protege, said after the exit poll. The LDP won 63 seats, up from 55, to win a majority of the contested seats, but not enough to take a single majority overall.

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Elections are held for half of the upper house seats every three years. I will continue to work hard to protect democracy," Kishida said, in reference to the shooting of Abe. Voter turnout was 52.05 percent, higher than 48.8 percent in the previous upper house election 2019. The pro-constitutional amendment camp, comprising the LDP-Komeito coalition, two opposition parties and independents, secured 179 seats in the upper chamber. A total of 545 candidates vied for the 125 seats -- 74 in electoral districts and 50 chosen by proportional representation, plus one vacancy among the seats in the other half of the chamber. The killing of Abe, a lower house member and a key LDP figure, rocked the nation and the world, unifying major parties in their resolve not to yield to political violence.

Parliamentary polls may give Liberal Democratic Party a surge of support after the assassination of the former PM.

Need to wait now to see whether the pro-constitutional reform parties have their two-thirds majority,” he said. “I still think Kishida will move cautiously, even if they do. The LDP increased its haul from 55 seats to 63. Robert Ward, Japan chair at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, agreed. It’s pretty much as expected but the incident two days ago may well have had an impact.” Japan’s ruling coalition is expected to keep its majority in the upper house of parliament after an election held in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.