TOKYO — Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner Komeito are at risk of losing their majority in the lower house of parliament in Sunday’s general election, Nikkei projected after polls closed, casting uncertainty over the newly inaugurated administration of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party, or CDP, meanwhile, is expected to see a jump in seats in the chamber, as is the Democratic Party for the People, amid public anger at the LDP over a political funds scandal involving dozens of its lawmakers.