The LDP won 191 seats, while the Komeito only got 24. In the previous elections, the coalition managed to secure 288 seats, which enabled them to adopt laws without any difficulties.
The opposition parties managed to win a total of 250 seats, more than half of 465 seats in the Lower House. The Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) secured 148 seats, the Japan Innovation Party got 38 seats, the Democratic Party for the People won 28, the Communist Party got eight seats, Reiwa Shinsengumi had nine, the Conservative Party and Sanseito got three seats each, while the Socialist Party only managed to secure one seat. Another 12 seats were distributed among independent members.
The Japanese government has declined to comment on the outcome.
“We as government would like to withhold our comments on the elections results and the reasons for such results. However, the elections are a basis of democracy, they represent a valuable opportunity to hear the people’s opinion, and we would like to accept these results submissively and seriously and to apply them in governing the country,” the chief cabinet secretary, Yoshimasa Hayashi. said at a briefing on Monday.
He emphasized that cooperation with the opposition has to be discussed by the parties, and for that reason he did not want to comment on the election outcome on behalf of the government. Hayashi also said he was sorry that justice and agriculture ministers lost in their respective constituencies, but added that he expects them to continue preforming their ministerial duties.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said that the voters issued a “severe judgment” against his party, the LDP.