Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s newly appointed administration faces a pivotal early test in the upcoming Lower House election, called only nine days into his leadership. The election is the first nationwide vote since a major slush-funds scandal shook the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, straining public trust.
If the ruling LDP-Komeito bloc loses its majority in the lower chamber, it will be the for first time in 15 years.
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