Ishiba's LDP set to post record-low results in Tokyo assembly vote
Takayuki Morimura, Tomin First no Kai leader, places a flower next to the name of a candidate expected to win in the June 22 Tokyo assembly election. (Photo by Marina Inoue)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party is expected to post record-low results in Sunday's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, regarded as a bellwether for the July House of Councillors parliamentary race, as he struggles to steer a minority government in national politics.
Tomin First no Kai, a regional party established by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, is likely to become the biggest force in the 127-member assembly, underscoring the appeal of her policies centered on quality of life. Tomin translates to Tokyoites.
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