The general election in Japan, with the official voting day taking place yesterday (October 27), is considered by observers to be the most unpredictable election in many years.
This comes as the reputation of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has seriously declined following internal political fundraising scandals within the party, according to The Japan Times .
Japanese voters go to the polls on October 27.
The opposition, notably the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), has a chance to rise and gain favorable results in this year's general election. The election will choose 465 seats in the lower house from more than 1,300 candidates. The vote counting process began last night and the results are expected to be known today (October 28).
Polls suggest the LDP-led coalition may struggle to win the 233 seats needed to maintain its majority in the lower house, AFP reported. Before new Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru dissolved the lower house and called a snap election, the LDP-Komeito coalition had 288 seats. In a speech in Tokyo on October 26, Ishiba apologized for the party's failure to raise political funds and pledged to restart as a party of equality, fairness, modesty and honesty.
Experts say the LDP is still likely to win the most seats, but whether it can gather other parties to form a coalition to hold a majority remains to be seen. If it fails to win 233 seats, Prime Minister Ishiba's policies could face a deadlock in parliament .
In addition, in the final days of this year's election campaign, the LDP has come under further criticism. Kyodo News reported on October 24 that the LDP was found to have transferred election support money to several local branches, led by people involved in the political funding scandal and not officially supported by the party. LDP Secretary General Moriyama Hiroshi said that the money was not sent for election purposes but as part of the local branch's operating expenses, thereby expanding the party's power.
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