Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister of Japan.
Tokyo: Polling has started on Sunday for 124 seats in the upper house of Japan. The upper house of Japan ‘House of Counselors’ has a total of 248 seats. But voting started on Sunday for half of its seats. In this important election, there is a possibility of defeat of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his ruling alliance.
Japan can be unstable with defeat
If Shigeru Ishiba’s alliance loses in the election of Japan’s upper house, it can increase political instability in the country. Voters will decide on 124 out of 248 seats in the House, less powerful out of both houses of Japan’s Parliament ‘Diet’. The initial results are expected to come by Sunday night. Ishiba has set a target of a simple majority of 125 seats, which means that his ‘Liberal Democratic Party’ and his Buddhist -backed coalition partner Comeeto will have to add 50 seats in the already existing 75 seats. This number is much lower than the 141 seats he had before the election.
Ishiba behind in survey
In various media surveys in Japan, Ishiba’s party has predicted a major setback. The poor performance in Sunday’s election will not change the government immediately, as the Upper House does not have the right to bring a motion of no confidence against a leader, but this will definitely increase the status of Ishiba and Japan’s political stability. (AP)
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