Japan’s ruling party on course for majority: Kyodo poll

Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister and president of Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a party leaders' debate at the Japan National Press Club ahead of an general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 18, 2021. - Reuters/Bloomberg

TOKYO (Bloomberg): Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party is likely to keep its parliamentary majority in the Oct 31 general election, according to a large-scale poll conducted by Kyodo News.

Several other media outlets carried out similar surveys, all indicating the LDP and its junior coalition partner Komeito were likely to retain a majority of the 465 seats up for grabs in the election for the powerful lower house.