No party could win a clear majority in the lower house election in Japan.
According to the World News Agency, Japan’s recent election results are being described as the worst results in the past decade.
These early elections were held before Shigeru Ishiba was sworn in as Prime Minister. In which the parliamentary alliance of the ruling party Liberal Democratic Party could not get a majority.
The ruling party’s parliamentary alliance won 215 of the 465 seats required to form a government of 233 seats. The opposition got 148 seats.
Despite losing the parliamentary majority for the first time since 2009, Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his determination to remain in the post of Prime Minister.
In his first speech after the surprise results, he said that the voters have given a tough decision against us which we have to humbly accept.
Japanese media had reported before the election that Shigeru Ishiba could accept responsibility for the defeat and step down if the ruling party loses its parliamentary majority.
If that happens, Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s shortest-serving prime minister.
It should be noted that the former Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, resigned from his post and announced that he would not contest the next election, after which the ruling party elected Shigeru Ishiba, who announced a new election before taking the oath.
