Sankei "Even with the LDP and the ruling coalition, we may not be able to secure a majority."

Five days before the upcoming general election on the 27th, a poll showed that Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the ruling New Komeito may not secure more than 233 seats even if the number of seats is combined.

The beneficial Sankei Shimbun reported that this was the result of a survey of 139,000 voters from the 19th to the 20th with private broadcaster Fuji Network.

Polls show that if the Liberal Democratic Party loses a significant number of districts contested by opposition parties, the number of seats will be reduced by 60 from 256 before the election.

The combined Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party were expected to reduce 70 seats from the previous 288 seats.

On the other hand, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Korea, the main opposition party, is likely to increase by 50 seats from the existing 98 seats, and the National Democratic Party of Korea is also likely to increase by 20 seats, three times the existing seven.

However, Sankei said 30% of respondents said they had not yet decided on a candidate or political party to vote for, leaving the situation likely to change in the future.

An earlier Asahi Shimbun and Kyodo News poll also showed that not only is it difficult for the Liberal Democratic Party to win a majority of seats alone, but it is unclear whether the ruling party as a whole will secure a majority of seats.