Japan's LDP led ruling coalition win big in Upper House elections after Abe's killing

Abe was shot dead three days back while campaigning for his party for the upper house elections

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The ruling coalition in Japan led by Liberal Democratic Party has won the recently concluding parliamentary elections. This came amid several apprehensions about how the loss of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will affect the party’s unity. Abe was shot dead while campaigning for his party. The ruling coalition beside LDP involving its junior partner Komeito has raised its share in the less powerful 248-member upper house to 146. 

With 52.05% voter turnout this is the second-lowest in the history of elections in Japan.

The opposition Democratic Party’s share in the upper house has decreased below 20 after losing 23 seats. This is the show in display in terms of the number secured for LDP after 2013. As per the report published in Japan Times, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has observed silence for his party leader Shinzo Abe. The PM in his speech mentioned his concern over how the violence has challenged the democratic standards and the conduct of free and fair elections in the country

Kishida’s tenure secured for another three years

With this landslide victory, Kishida doesn’t require to contest election for the next three years. Which will help him and his party to propel his policies further. However, the problem posed due to the COVID pandemic and Ukraine crisis has affected Inflation in the country, besides the concern for national security remains a tough challenge for his government to answer.


Soon after the victory in his first address PM further highlighted the prime aim of his government through the new developmental model is to bring the national economy back on track. Besides upholding the status of Diplomacy, Security, and Constitutional amendments.


Abe, 67, was gunned down while addressing a campaign for the elections in the western city of Nara three days back. Abe was the longest-serving Prime Minister of Japan, he stepped down in 2020 from office citing personal health conditions. He was a hugely influential figure in LDP while heading its largest faction, Seiwakai.

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