47% turn to social media and videos for voting decisions: exit poll
Meanwhile, those who did not use such services at all or very much totaled 50.0%.
Of those who turned to social media and video-sharing sites, the largest proportion, at 23.9%, cast proportional representation votes for Sanseito, a small party that expanded its Upper House presence markedly in the election.
The Democratic Party for the People (DPP) came next at 16.5%, followed by the Liberal Democratic Party at 11.5%, Reiwa Shinsengumi at 8.8% and the Conservative Party of Japan at 8.2%.
The share stood at 7.0% for the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), 5.9% for Nippon Ishin no Kai, 4.4% for political organization Team Mirai and 3.7% for Komeito.
Of those who did not use such services for their voting decisions, 28.5% voted for the LDP, 17.4% for the CDP, 9.7% for the DPP, 8.1% for Nippon Ishin and 7.9% for Komeito.
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