{"id":162992,"date":"2024-10-28T09:28:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T09:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/28\/japans-snap-election-backfires-for-ruling-coalition\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T09:28:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T09:28:11","slug":"japans-snap-election-backfires-for-ruling-coalition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/28\/japans-snap-election-backfires-for-ruling-coalition\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan’s snap election backfires for ruling coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A shock parliamentary election result in Japan has left the country in political limbo, after its ruling coalition suffered a rare defeat with no party winning enough seats to be given a clear mandate to lead.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Komeito secured 215 seats in the lower house of parliament – 233 seats are needed to form a majority.<\/p>\n

The main opposition, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) won 148 seats, up from 98 previously.<\/p>\n

Under the constitution, the parties now have 30 days to try to form a coalition government. There could be days or weeks of political jockeying ahead.<\/p>\n

The LDP’s coalition still has a majority in the less powerful upper house.<\/p>\n

The result is a major setback for Mr Ishiba, who only became prime minister less than a month ago.<\/p>\n

Mr Ishiba’s decision to call a snap election was a political gamble that has backfired. His party has been significantly weakened.<\/p>\n

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The election came amid widespread public anger at how the ruling party had handled a corruption scandal and discontent about the state of Japan’s<\/strong><\/a> stagnant economy.<\/p>\n

Mr Ishiba told the state broadcaster: “The results so far have been extremely severe, and we take them very seriously.”<\/p>\n

“I believe the voters are telling us to reflect more and become a party that lives up to their expectations,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Ishiba took over leadership of the party from Fumio Kishdia who quit in September after months of declining popularity due to the cost-of-living crisis, and revelations of misused political donations.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the CDPJ, said: “We accomplished our goal of preventing the ruling coalition from a majority, which was a major achievement.”<\/p>\n

The LDP has governed Japan for decades, during most of the country’s post-war era.<\/p>\n

It now has a struggle ahead to cobble together a coalition government that will likely require political concessions and negotiations to get junior parties on board.<\/p>\n

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This election drama is unprecedented in Japan. The country is known for its political stability. It’s a major US partner and a key anchor of regional stability in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n

With growing concern among US allied countries about the rise of China and its assertive action in the South China Sea, a stable Japan is regarded as a lynchpin to efforts to counter Beijing’s ambitions.<\/p>\n

With a US election on the doorstep, there is pressure on Japan to swiftly get its political house back in order.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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