In the House of Representatives election that took place yesterday, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito lost a large number of seats, falling below the majority. Prime Minister Ishiba (after 10 p.m. yesterday) "I guess our explanation was insufficient." Prime Minister Ishiba explained that the main reason for the loss was that the ruling party did not understand the issue of politics and money at all, as they fell short of the winning line that had been set for the ruling party to have a majority. On the other hand, regarding his own future, he indicated his intention to continue in office, saying, "From now on, we must make the utmost effort to realize the policies we have set out." In this House of Representatives election, a total of 465 seats were contested, consisting of 289 single-seat constituencies and 176 proportional representation constituencies. While the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito lost a large number of seats, the opposition parties, the Constitutional Democratic Party and the People's Democratic Party, significantly increased their seats. Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda said, "It was a great achievement that we were able to achieve our goal of the ruling party losing a majority." Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda Yoshihiko (around 10pm yesterday): "I think the biggest reason is that there was undoubtedly severe criticism that a snap election like this was the right thing to do, and that they had pushed ahead without properly clarifying or discussing the issue of slush funds." With issues such as "politics and money" becoming a hot topic, of the 46 candidates involved in the LDP faction's slush fund issue, 18, including former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi, are certain to be elected, while 28, including former Minister in charge of the Olympics Marukawa Tamayo, are certain to lose. Defeated LDP Former Minister in charge of the Olympics Marukawa Tamayo: "I thought I had explained everything I could, but I think that was not enough to gain your trust." Also, with the LDP facing headwinds, three cabinet members from the Ishiba Cabinet - Justice Minister Makihara, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Osato, and Reconstruction Minister Ito - were defeated in their constituencies. Of these, Makihara and Ozato were unable to make a comeback in the proportional representation section, and are certain to lose. In addition, Komeito leader Ishii, who did not run in the proportional representation section, was defeated in his constituency, and is certain to lose. With the LDP and Komeito expected to fall well short of a majority, it is expected that the operation of the Diet will be difficult, but a senior LDP official said, "We have no choice but to get through it as a minority ruling party while putting forward budget proposals and policies that the opposition parties can get on board with," indicating that it is difficult to expand the coalition framework. There are also voices of opposition within the LDP, saying, "We will not be able to draw a line unless Prime Minister Ishiba resigns," and Prime Minister Ishiba is being forced to steer a difficult course both inside and outside the party. ▼TBS NEWS DIG Official Website https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/ ▼Please subscribe to our channel! / @tbsnewsdig ▼Information provided by "TBS Insiders" https://www.tbs.co.jp/news_sp/tbs-ins... ▼Video provided by "TBS Scoop Post" https://www.tbs.co.jp/news_sp/toukou.... #News #news #TBS #newsdig