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Japan’s Ruling Party Loses Special Election in Blow to Premier

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Japan’s ruling party lost a special election Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had described in part as a judgment on himself, months ahead of a party leadership vote.

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South China Morning Post

Japan’s ruling party loses special election in blow to PM Kishida

The Liberal Democratic Party’s loss is considered a voter punishment for its links to a years-long corruption saga that erupted last year and has undermined Fumio Kishida’s leadership.

17 days ago·Hong Kong

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Bloomberg

Japan’s Ruling Party Loses Special Election In Blow To Premier

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s ruling party lost a special election Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had described in part as a judgment on himself, months ahead of a party leadership vote.Public anger over a slush fund scandal helped the main opposition candidate Akiko Kamei defeat the Liberal Democratic Party’s Norimasa Nishikori by about 83,000 votes to 58,000 in what had been a party stronghold in Shimane prefecture.The LDP ceded two more seats in distr…

17 days ago·United States

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Live Mint

Japan’s Ruling Party Loses Special Election in Blow to Premier

Japan’s ruling party lost a special election Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had described in part as a judgment on himself, months ahead of a party leadership vote.

17 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Political Wire

Japan’s Ruling Party Loses Special Election

“Japan’s ruling party lost a special election Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had described in part as a judgment on himself, months ahead of a party leadership vote,” Bloomberg reports. “Public anger over a slush fund scandal helped the main opposition candidate Akiko Kamei defeat the Liberal Democratic Party’s Norimasa Nishikori by about 83,000 votes to 58,000 in what had been a party stronghold in Shimane prefecture.”

17 days ago·New York, United States

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West Hawaii Today

Japan’s ruling party loses all 3 seats in special vote, seen as punishment for corruption scandal - West Hawaii Today

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party, stung by an extensive slush funds scandal, appeared to have lost all three seats in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections, according to media exit polls and preliminary results.

17 days ago

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