Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party and its support party won 215 seats in the lower house of parliament in the elections, while 233 seats were needed for a majority.
Japan’s just-released official election results confirm that the ruling coalition that led the country has lost its majority position with its worst election result since 2009.
Prime minister Shigeru Ishiban the liberal democratic party and its auxiliary party got 215 seats in the lower house of the parliament in Sunday’s elections, while 233 seats were needed for a majority.
Although the result is disastrous for the government coalition, the chances of Japan’s fragmented opposition to form a government are still considered uncertain.