On the 20th local time, an exit poll released by Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) showed that the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito may find it difficult to secure the 50 seats needed to maintain a majority in the House of Councilors in this Japanese House of Councilors election.
The LDP-Komeito ruling coalition set the goal of maintaining a majority in the House of Councilors in this election. The two parties have 75 seats in non-renewable seats, meaning they need to win at least 50 seats this time.
The Japanese House of Councilors has a total of 248 seats, with members serving six-year terms, and half of the seats are up for election every three years. This House of Councilors election will elect 125 seats, including 124 seats due for renewal and one additional seat for a by-election.
As early as October last year, the ruling coalition failed to secure a majority in the House of Representatives. Therefore, analysts pointed out that if the ruling coalition loses again in the House of Councilors election, leading to the opposition forces uniting to form a majority alliance in the House of Representatives, the LDP and Komeito would have to step down.
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