japan's ruling liberal democratic party and resonance failed to win a majority...will there be a change of government?

[Anchor]
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito failed to secure a majority in the lower house elections for the first time in 15 years.

The ruling party, which suffered a crushing defeat, has become difficult to continue its power unless it joins hands with other parties, while the opposition party, which has made strides, is poised to engage in a coalition to change its government.

Reporter Lee Kyung-ah reports.

[Reporter]
The result of the House of Representatives election, held less than a month after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba took office, was a crushing defeat for the ruling party.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party failed to win a majority for the first time since handing power to the Democratic Party in 2009.

Prime Minister Ishiba said he had been severely judged but expressed negative stance on his resignation.

[Shigeru Ishiba / Japanese Prime Minister: I think that the results have been quite severe so far. From the middle of the election, I thought it would be a very difficult election.

As a result, the Liberal Democratic Party's dominance, which has maintained a single majority in four general elections since the inauguration of the second Abe administration in 2012, has been greatly shaken.

This was the result of worsening public opinion due to corruption among factions within the Liberal Democratic Party and difficult economic conditions.

[Saida Yuko / Freelance: In Japan, there was an image that politics was led by the Liberal Democratic Party, and I was really surprised to see the results of this election on the news.]

{Takahashi Hiroyuki / Office worker: I think the secret funds issue of factions within the Liberal Democratic Party is the main reason for the crushing defeat in this election.]

In a special parliamentary session next month after the election, the existing cabinet will resign and form a new government through the election of the prime minister again.

Until then, the Liberal Democratic Party must give up its position as prime minister if it fails to secure a majority in partnership with political forces other than the Komeito Party.

Therefore, even within the opposition camp, it is expected that the conservative right-wing Japanese Restoration Association will participate in the coalition or recruit independent lawmakers first.

Meanwhile, the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party, which has significantly increased its number of seats, is poised to launch an opposition alliance to change its government.

[Noda Yoshihiko / Leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Former Prime Minister: I think regime change is the biggest political reform. If there is an opportunity, other parties will respond seriously based on the election results.]

However, many analysts say that it is difficult to unite in a short period of time as opposition parties have different political orientations and failed to unify their candidates in this general election.While it is difficult to predict an inch ahead

, the Japanese political community is expected to experience turbulence until the National Assembly is held next month.

I'm YTN Lee Kyungah.