Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru said voters had delivered a "harsh verdict" on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the October 27 election.
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| Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru answers questions from the press in Tokyo on October 27. (Source: Japan Times/JIJI) |
Speaking to state broadcaster NHK, Prime Minister Ishiba said, "We have received a harsh ruling."
Earlier, NHK predicted, based on voter opinion polls, that the LDP would lose its majority in the Lower House for the first time since 2009.
Meanwhile, Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party (CDPJ), praised the "positive response" of voters as initial election results showed his party likely to win the most seats since its founding.
In a television program, Mr. Noda also stated that a government led by the LDP and the Komeito party was "unacceptable".
Mr. Noda said voters had leveled "severe criticism" against the LDP over the political fundraising scandal and switched their support to his party "when they wanted to see who would be best to implement political reforms."
According to an NHK poll conducted late in the election, the ruling LDP and its coalition partners could win between 174 and 254 of the 465 seats in the lower house.
Meanwhile, the main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ), is likely to win between 128 and 191 seats.
Another poll, also conducted on Sunday (October 27) by Nippon TV, showed the ruling coalition would win 198 seats compared to 157 for the CDPJ, both far short of the 233 seats needed to achieve a majority.
This outcome could force either the LDP or the CDPJ to sign a power-sharing agreement with other parties to form a government.
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