EXPLAINER: What election outcome means for new Japan PM
ABC News
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s weeks-old government cleared its first major test in weekend national elections as his governing party secured just enough seats to maintain a free hand in pushing legislation through parliament
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's weeks-old government cleared its first major test in weekend national elections as his governing party secured just enough seats to maintain a free hand in pushing legislation through parliament. The victory will be a key factor as his government grapples with the pandemic-hit economy, security threats and other challenges.
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Kishida's governing Liberal Democratic Party lost 15 seats, giving it 261 in the powerful 465-member lower house of Japan's Diet, or parliament. But that is enough to allow the governing bloc to control all parliamentary committees and easily ram through legislation.
