Japan’s much-vaunted political stability looks set to come under strain after an inconclusive result
Images of Japan's prime minister Shigeru Ishiba and former premier and head of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party , Yoshihiko Noda on a large screen in Tokyo after the weekend general election in Tokyo. Even with the support of its coalition partner, the once-mighty Liberal Democratic Party has fallen short of the 233 seats it needs for a majority in Japan’s powerful lower house after.
Both the LDP and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the main beneficiary of the election– though also a long way from a majority– will now have a 30-day window to form a grouping capable of governing in negotiations with smaller parties.
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