Japan’s Ruling LDP Loses Majority, Scandals and High Prices Stir Public Discontent

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by new leader Shigeru Ishiba, has lost its parliamentary majority in Japan’s latest election. In alliance with the Komeito party, the LDP secured 215 seats, missing the 233-seat threshold required to govern. This election setback comes just days before Ishiba’s official swearing-in as prime minister, leaving his political future …

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