Exit polls reveal major changes in Japan's political arena: The deep-seated crisis behind the ruling coalition's defeat in the upper house election
On July 20, 2025, the voting for the 27th Japanese Senate election came to an end. According to the exit polls jointly released by several Japanese media outlets and the subsequent vote count, the ruling coalition composed of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Komeito Party only won about 46 of the contested seats.
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