Japan PM Kishida declares victory after ‘very difficult’ election – Times of India

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio kishida Declared victory on Monday after leading his ruling coalition with a strong majority in the national elections.
long reigning Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partners komito Winning 293 of the 465 seats in the lower house of parliament, local media reported that the official result had been finalised.
“It was a very difficult election, but the will of the people – that they want us to build the future of this country under stable ldp-komito The government and the Kishida administration – was shown,” he said.
“We have got a precious 261 seats for the LDP. As a responsible party… we will fulfill the mandate,” Kishida, who has held the post for a month, said.
The benchmark Nikkei stock index rose more than two percent after news of the results enabled the ruling bloc to bill on issues ranging from pandemic stimulus to defense spending.
The coalition previously had 305 seats in parliament, and the LDP 276 on its own.

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