The Liberal Democratic Party’s poor showing in Sunday’s Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly by-elections was a strong signal of growing discontent over the ruling party’s scandals. But it is unlikely to have a decisive impact on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s position.
Sunday’s results follow a series of election defeats at both national and local levels in recent months, indicating growing discontent with the LDP.
The party entered the elections with five incumbent representatives, but only two of the eight candidates managed to win a seat in the nine constituencies up for grabs.
