On July 21, local time, the vote counting for the Japanese Senate elections came to a close. According to final results compiled by Japanese media, the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party failed to secure more than half of the Senate seats in this election, which is expected to have significant implications on the political landscape of Japan.
The specific vote counts were as follows: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 39 seats, Komeito Party 8 seats, Constitutional Democratic Party (KDP) 22 seats, Japan Renewal Party (JRP) 7 seats, National Democratic Party (KDP) 17 seats, Communist Party of Japan (KCP) 3 seats, LDP-Komeito Group 3 seats, Parti Démocratique (PD) 14 seats, Conservative Party 2 seats, Social Democratic Party (SDP) 1 seat, “Future Team” political group 1 seat, non-partisan and other 8 seats.
It is noteworthy that the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party did not secure more than 50 seats in this election, even with an additional 75 non-election seats from both parties, failing to meet the required number of seats for the Senate majority.
The regular number of seats in the Japanese Senate is 248, with senators serving for six years and being re-elected every three years, half of the seats are up for renewal. This time, the Senate election focused on the 124 seats up for renewal and one additional seat in the Tokyo district, totaling 125 seats. (CCTV Lin Bohan)