Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the current ruling party of Japan, has won the 2021 general election, securing a majority of seats in the national parliament.
The leader of Japan s main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ), Yukio Edano on Tuesday announced that he will resign from the post he has served in since the party was founded four years ago, due to its poor performance .
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The fielding of unified candidates led to some close races and two major upsets, but political differences ultimately undermined the tie-up in the eyes of voters.