Japan’s lower house election: resounding victory for ruling coalition
(VOVWORLD) -Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition won an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s election.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition wins an overwhelming victory in the lower house election on October 22, 2017. (Photo: Reuters)
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Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party-led (LDP) coalition won a combined 312 seats in the 465-member lower house. The LDP alone won 283 seats, while its coalition partner Komeito won 29 seats. The ruling coalition taking a two-thirds majority in the lower house bolsters Abe’s chance to become the longest-serving prime minister in Japan's history. The lower house is expected to elect Abe as Japan’s Prime Minister at a special session early next month.