Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling LDP defied expectations and held on to a majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, exit polls showed, solidifying his position in a fractious party and allowing him to ramp up stimulus.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling LDP defied expectations and held on to a majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, exit polls showed, solidifying his position in a fractious party and allowing him to ramp up stimulus.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Party was forecast to hold on to its majority in Sunday's parliamentary election although it suffered losses that could curb his drive to ease wealth inequality, according to exit polls.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling LDP defied expectations and held on to a majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, exit polls showed, solidifying his position in a fractious party a…
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling coalition was projected to stay in power in Sunday's election, but his party suffered steep losses, potentially weakening him just weeks into the job of leading the world's No 3 economy.It was too close to call whether Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) would maintain its majority in the powerful.