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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is banking on female politicians to extend his reign as Japan’s leader, sources said, but it remains unclear whether this strategy can improve the dismal ratings of his government.
With a single-seat district to be cut in Yamaguchi, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could end up fighting for the remaining seats and resulting influence.
Experts say it’s likely that the party will remain official outsiders but mostly align with the ruling coalition’s policies.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida admits that there are tight races in Sunday's election. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister Fumio Kishida are likely to take a bruising at the weekend's lower house election, though the coalition government should safely retain power, opinion polls on Friday showed. The Sunday election is set to be a test for the LDP, whose image was battered by its perceived mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, and hanging on to its single-party majority in the powerful lower house could be difficult, the polls suggested. Kishida became prime minister earlier this month and governed for a bit over a week b...