Japan’s government coalition in front of the electoral flap

Upper house election

Japan’s government coalition in front of the electoral flap

Prime Minister Ishiba’s government coalition no longer has a majority in the mighty lower house of the parliament. Now she has to fear the same thing in the upper house.

In Japan, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government coalition threatens a defeat in the election of the upper house. As Japanese media reported on the basis of voter surveys after the polling stations were closed, Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and her junior partner Komeito clearly lost. The coalition threatens the majority loss after it had previously lost it in the mighty lower house. As head of party and government, Ishiba could come under pressure in his LDP.

The country belonging to the G7 group thus threatens a time of political instability. The background of the emerging election defeat is the dissatisfaction in the election people about the rising prices and immigration policy. Right -wing populist small parties such as the openly xenophobic party Sanseito benefit from this. According to the reports, she was able to significantly increase in the election of the upper house. The largest opposition party, the constitutional democratic party of Japan by former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, was also able to gain mandates.