Japanese leader stands firm after huge election setback in parliament
Japanese PM faces re-election vote after his party lost control of Lower House. Recent election showed voters dont trust ruling coalition due to money-related problems
Shigeru Ishiba and his party got a big wake-up call in late-october when they lost their hold on Japans parliament; the ruling team dropped below needed seats in the 465-seat Lower House (which is the main decision-making part of the two-house system)
The election results showed the worst numbers for the Liberal Democratic Party in about 10 years‚ but Ishiba still has a good chance to keep his job as Prime Minister — theres another vote coming up on monday. The Liberal-Democratic Party and its friend Komeito lost big because voters were mad about money-problems and how the group handled them
The ruling coalitions loss of power happened after lots of voters showed they dont trust the way things are going: financial mess-ups by party members and a not-so-good response to fix these issues made people look for other options. Yet despite this set-back Ishiba might stay as leader which shows how complex Japanese politics can be
