ABC News Australia: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida defies expectations as ruling LDP retains majority
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling LDP has defied expectations to hold on to a stable majority in the country's parliamentary election, solidifying his position in a fractious party and allowing him to ramp up stimulus.
Mr Kishida's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) emerged with fewer seats in the powerful lower house than it won in the last election in 2017.
But the LDP maintained its single-party majority in a big victory for Mr Kishida, who took power only a month ago.
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WNU Editor: He has earned a mandate.
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