Analysts say the focus would now turn to whether Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might take advantage of the momentum by dissolving the lower house of parliament and calling a snap election.
TOKYO, Japan – Candidates of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling party won four of five parliamentary seats up for grabs on Sunday, April 23, domestic media said, in what is likely to be seen as a sign of growing support for the premier.
The closely watched contests came eight days after Kishida escaped an apparent attack during an outdoor speech for one of the races, an incident that revived memories of the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe at an election campaign event last July. Also in Yamaguchi, another candidate of Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a lower house seat in the district that used to be held by Abe, the reports said.
“This is a boost for the early dissolution of the Diet after the Hiroshima summit,” said Hiroshi Shiratori, a professor of political science at Hosei University in Tokyo.
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