Voters punish ruling party ahead of national election


Voters in Tokyo have knocked the country’s ruling party from its position as the largest group in the city assem­bly, results showed, a ­war­ning sign for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s (pic) unpopular government before July elections.

Japanese media said it was a record-low result in the key local ballot for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has led the country almost continuously since 1955.

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