Japan’s ruling party loses majority for the first time in 15 years, creating political uncertainty

Japan’s ruling coalition loses majority, election outcome in balance - West Hawaii Today

TOKYO — Japan’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing at Sunday’s national election, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the next government and the outlook for the world’s fourth-largest economy.

Japan's ruling coalition loses majority in lower house, creating political uncertainty

Falling short of a majority makes it difficult for PM Shigeru Ishiba to get his party’s policies through parliament, and he may need to find a third coalition partner. The LDP’s coalition retains a majority in the less powerful upper house.

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba wanted to secure support for his reform course by calling early elections. But voters punished the coalition. It lost its majority in parliament and will probably have a difficult time there in the future.

Japan’s long-ruling party loses majority in stunning election defeat

The Liberal Democratic Party, which has been in power almost continuously since 1955, failed to secure an absolute majority in the lower house elections.

Japan’s ruling coalition loses majority

TOKYO: Japan’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing at Sunday’s national election, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the next government and the outlook for the world’s fourth-largest economy. With all but 20 of the 465 seats accounted for, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled Japan for almost all of its post-war history, and junior coalition partner Komeito took 209 seat…

Japan's ruling bloc loses majority

In Japan's general election, the ruling coalition did not secure a majority in the Lower House.