Japan's ruling party braces for blow to its comfortable majority in lower house in elections

I mean this is the first LDP scandal, surely. Cut them some slack.

Ishiba, in his final speeches Saturday in Tokyo, apologized over his party’s mishandling of funds and pledged “to restart as an equal, fair, humble and honest party.” He said only the LDP’s ruling coalition can responsibly run Japan with its experience and dependable policies.

Many Japanese citizen who are forced tough situation by LDP politics, especially Noto peninsula voters are in difficult to vote itself. Because new Ishiba regime hurries election and preparations for election are delayed and insufficient.

Well This Means Nothing Will Change Until Japanese Want To Change N Throw Out LDP For Once At Least Raise Minimum Wage To 1500 So That People Can Survive In Japan

"Nothing ever happens." -Chudjakus Maximus

“public rage over the party’s financial scandals”

Rage? The nearest the Japanese voting public get to rage is a kind of tepid disapproval.

I wish they could move out of their apathy!

Voter turnout is around 25% as of 4pm

More people watched Ohtani this morning than voted in the election

Unfortunately nothing is going to change

Just finished a nice dinner with my wife's family. 6 Japanese adults in total. Not one voted today and had zero interest in the election.

tamanegiToday  08:42 pm JST

Just finished a nice dinner with my wife's family. 6 Japanese adults in total. Not one voted today and had zero interest in the election.

Even worse than the meager 29% voter turnout. Sad.

I'm watching TBS live right now and I'm excited. There may be a change of government, if the trend continues as it is. There is still a lot of night left for the final results.

does not matter at all who will be the winner in the election.

BertieWooster:

“public rage over the party’s financial scandals”

Rage? The nearest the Japanese voting public get to rage is a kind of tepid disapproval.

Voting is how democracy works—not violence.

Just finished a nice dinner with my wife's family. 6 Japanese adults in total. Not one voted today and had zero interest in the election.

Maybe you should have reminded them that they are lucky to live in a democratic country!

I'm glad I didn't marry into such a politically apathetic family!

Present LDP Ishiba government hurries election by circumstances inside party, and democratic vote had been hindered bigger or smaller nationwidely in Japan.

for example, voting tickets are not reached to many voters until today, voting hours is suddenly decreased at many places, furthermore, pro-LDP commentators who want to decrease votes for opposition parties had repeated un-democratic remarks such as "your vote is useless""voting can change nothing" at TV news shows. Some major media or many anonymous SNS accounts recommended falsehood as if vote that don't write anything has useful.

And those will more decrease already low voter-turn out, it's advantageous to ruling party.

Today 10:29 pmmountainpearToday  10:29 pm JST

Just finished a nice dinner with my wife's family. 6 Japanese adults in total. Not one voted today and had zero interest in the election.

Maybe you should have reminded them that they are lucky to live in a democratic country!

I'm glad I didn't marry into such a politically apathetic family!

I understand your concern but the other hand , Japan could be like many countries where families fall out over their political views.

It seems most countries struggle to strike a balance between an apathetic and over zealous electoralat

tamanegi:

Just finished a nice dinner with my wife's family. 6 Japanese adults in total. Not one voted today and had zero interest in the election.

It's an affirmation of the status quo—a type of vote. For those six adults, the current state of Japan is good enough.

Current situation- Ruling coalition 210, Opposition and others 240, Undeclared 15

I don't see Ishiba surviving this disaster. Next up Takaichi?

The results could weaken Ishiba's grip on power, possibly leading Japan into political uncertainty, though a change of government was not expected.

Did Ishiba have much 'real' power within the LDP in the first place? This was a guy well known as anti-Abe (when Abe was the most publicly respected leader).

Who leaked all the party funds discrepancies? Then presents himself as the reformist fixer?

Who has a track record of deserting the LDP?

Who knew the election result would be bad, but assign the most publicly popular candidate (Koizumi) as election chief (ie some one to take the blame after).

You could not make this stuff up...very much self inflicted, and you'd even have to wonder whether it's party sabotage.

It's plausible now that Noda is going to position the CDP (who gained at least 50 seats) as the trustworthy partner for the minor parties to form government. At least it won't be hard to make a convincing case that the LDP is self destructive.

LDP, Communist, Komeito all lost seats...see the picture?

Final results 100%.

LDP: 191, Komeito: 24, CDPJ: 148, Ishin: 38, Communist: 8, DDP: 28, Reiwa: 9, Social Democratic: 1, Sanseitō: 3, Independent non-affiliated: 15.

What 3rd party does the LDP try to bring into the coalition? I know next to nothing about most of these smaller parties.

What 3rd party does the LDP try to bring into the coalition? I know next to nothing about most of these smaller parties.

I see a situation of ungovernability. Because Komeito does not want to form a government with Ishin, who is closest to the LDP. At the same time the Communists and Reiwa hate Ishin. They want nothing to do with them in a coalition with the PDCJ.

The only stable situation would be a government of support between LDP, Komeito and Ishin. Even if the latter is outside the government and only gives them external support.

Because a left-wing coalition does not make the numbers, with only 209 seats. The ruling coalition LDP + Komeito is 215 seats.

Nippon Ishin no Kai holds the key, in the future government of Japan.

@dougthehead13 Thanks for sharing your insight. Simply reading the wiki page on Nippon Ishin no Kai it does seem like an oil and water situation with Komeito in terms of a potential coalition.