Japanese ruling coalition loses parliamentary majority after snap election
JAPANESE Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition lost its majority in Sunday’s national poll.
Together with junior partner Komeito it secured 215 seats, down from the of 279 it previously held. It is the coalition’s worst result since briefly losing power in 2009.
Mr Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party remains the largest in the 465-seat lower house and is expected to be able to add a third coalition partner to stay in power.
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