JN Upper House Elections
The winners will likely be projected before the official vote count is announced, based on early vote counts and exit polling;
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| Jul 10, 2022 | Voters will elect 124 members to the Japanese Upper House of Parliament; |
| Oct 22, 2017 | Voters will elect 121 members to the Japanese Upper House of Parliament; |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Voters will elect 121 members to the Japanese Upper House of Parliament; |
| Jul 20, 2013 | Voters will elect 121 members to the Japanese Upper House of Parliament; |
| Jul 10, 2010 | Voters will elect 121 members to the Japanese Upper House of Parliament; |
| Jul 28, 2007 | Voters will elect 121 members to the Japanese Upper House of Parliament; |
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- JN Upper House Elections News
From japantimes.co.jp|Jul 10, 2022In an election held under the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition is on course to secure a comfortable majority in the Upper House, according to an NHK exit poll released after voting closed Sunday. Pro-constitutional revision forces are slated to top the threshold of seats needed in the Upper House to grant the chamber’s approval for change to the supreme code, the broadcaster said, which would pave the way for a referendum. The ruling bloc already has a ...
From financialpost.com|Jul 10, 2022Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a surge of support after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a dominant politician and power broker. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving modern leader, was gunned down on Friday during a speech in support of a local candidate in the western city of Nara, a killing the political establishment condemned as an attack on democracy itself. Turnout as of 11 a.m. (0200 GMT) was 10.44%, the Ministry of ...
From channelnewsasia.com|Jul 9, 2022|1 commentJapan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could receive a surge of support in an upper house election on Sunday (Jul 10) following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the party's leading statesman and power broker. Abe, Japan's longest-serving modern leader, was gunned down on Friday during a speech in support of a local candidate in the western city of Nara - a killing the political establishment condemned as an attack on democracy itself.Elections for seats in parliament's less powerful upper house are ...
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