Monday, July 11, 2022
Islamabad News advertisment. DW۔ July 11, 2022 - The Liberal Democratic Party of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wins an absolute majority in Sunday's parliamentary vote. According to local media reports, the ruling LDP has won more than half of the 125 seats in the upper house, 63 seats.
The ruling Conservative bloc also includes the LDP's ally, Komito, and now has a combined 75 seats in the assembly.
On this victory, Prime Minister Fumio Kashida said, "It is important that together we succeed in winning this election at a time when violence has shaken the foundations of the election."
The LDP was expected to increase its support after Abe's assassination.
"We have lost Mr Abe," Sakai Fujishiro, a 67-year-old voter, told Reuters after casting his ballot.
I would like the LDP to get more votes so that they can run the country in a stable way. "
Just last week, opinion polls showed that the LDP was winning less than half of the required seats for a majority. A recent poll predicted that Sunday's vote would strengthen Fumio Kashida's grip on power.
With this success, they will be in a much better position for the next three years. However, the conservative prime minister will still face problems such as rising prices and energy shortages. The intense heat wave in the early days of summer has preceded the power crisis.
Police acknowledged security breaches in Abe's murder
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead during an election campaign last week, and Japanese officials have acknowledged "difficulties in security and safety measures" during the campaign.
Police have also promised a comprehensive investigation.
"In all the years since I became a police officer in 1995, there has been no greater regret or remorse," Nara's local police chief Tomo Aki Onizoka told a news briefing on Saturday.
Police announced the seizure of the murder suspect's belongings, including a motorcycle and a vehicle.
The 41-year-old killer said he used wooden boards obtained from a car to test the home-made weapon used in the attack.
He also said it took months to plan the attack. The shooter also said that Abe had alleged links to a particular religious group and that was why he attacked them.
The accused blamed the same religious group for his mother's financial woes.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blankenship is in the region for the G20 meeting and will arrive in Tokyo on Monday to offer his country's personal condolences on Abe's death.
German Foreign Minister Analina Beerbuk is also in Japan. He visited the Nagasaki nuclear memorial on Sunday and will be in Tokyo on Monday.
(AFP, Reuters)
