A huge victory for Japan’s ruling party in the upper house election

After Shinzo Abe’s death, A huge victory for Japan’s ruling party in the upper house election Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDF) and its coalition partner bagged the convincing majority in the Upper House of Parliament in the election held on July 10, Sunday. 

The election was held two days after the brutal and shocking assassination of Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan.  At a campaign rally, the longest-serving prime minister was shot as he was speaking.

The LDP and Komeito, a member of their minor coalition, won 76 seats. This was far more than the 69 seats they needed to grow their size in the party’s body and the 56 seats they needed to maintain their majority.

The current prime minister Fumio Kishida claimed that his top priority is reviving the economy after the golden victory. 

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s leader, Kenta Izumi claimed that the voters disagreed to switch from the LDP and did not entrust them with running the government. The major opposition party managed to secure fewer than 23 seats in the election. It previously held 23 seats but it was reduced to 17. 

Another opposition party, Japan Innovation Party saw twice the number of seats. It went up to 12 from six. Prime Minister Kishida joined the office six months ago. His government’s role in reinforcing the country in response to COVID-19 played a major role in voters’ decisions. 

Prime Minister Kishida promised to make efforts to amend the constitution thrust on Japan by the United States after World War II. However, he claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and rising prices are his top priorities. Few spectators claimed that Abe’s assassination may have paved the way for sympathy votes. Japan’s rate of crime is one of the lowest in the world. Abe’s murder broke a rage of shock in the country. 

Tetsuya Yamagami, the suspect, shot the former Prime Minister with a homemade gun over a rumoured association of Abe with an organisation he loathes. After Japan’s ruling Party’s victory, Japanese stocks experienced a high rise. The Top Index gained 1.6%. Prime Minister Kishida is aiming for a new form of capitalism, and observers seem to like his business stance for the country.