일요일 중의원 선거에서 일본 자유민주당(LDP)은 비례대표 부문에서 드문 상황에 봉착했다. 81석 분량의 표를 확보했음에도 후보 부족으로 14석을 다른 정당에 양보했다. 이런 일은 과거 선거에서 드물었다.
일요일 중의원 선거 비례대표 부문은 총 176석이었다. 자유민주당(LDP)은 67석을 확보해 전 2024년 총선 대비 8석 증가했다. 그러나 81석 분량의 표를 얻었지만 후보는 319명(이전보다 34명 증가)에 그쳐 부족분 14석을 다른 정당에 양보했다.
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called a snap lower house election for February 8, marking one of the most unpredictable contests in years. Factors include a gap between her high approval ratings and her party's lower support, low youth turnout, the coalition split, a far-right challenge, and the winter timing. Surveys suggest the Liberal Democratic Party could gain seats in proportional representation.
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a historic landslide in the February 8, 2026, lower house election, securing a two-thirds supermajority on its own. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's snap election gamble paid off, strengthening the ruling coalition's hold. This victory paves the way for bold policy implementation.
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Multiple polls indicate that Japan's ruling LDP-JIP coalition is poised to secure over 300 seats in Sunday's lower house election, potentially achieving a two-thirds majority. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's high approval ratings are boosting LDP candidates in key races. The opposition Centrist Reform Alliance faces significant losses.
When Sanae Takaichi was elected Liberal Democratic Party president and prime minister, expectations were high that she would reclaim conservative votes lost under her more liberal predecessor. However, as the upcoming Lower House election approaches, it is increasingly uncertain whether those votes will return to the LDP. Despite Takaichi's high personal approval ratings, they have not boosted the party's support as hoped, with aggressive campaigns by smaller conservative parties potentially splitting the vote.
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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, pledge to aim for enacting a bill in the next Diet session to reduce Lower House seats by 10%. However, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has avoided mentioning the topic in her campaign speeches, debates, or on X during the run-up to Sunday's general election.
Japan's House of Representatives election on February 9 resulted in a victory for the ruling coalition, with the Liberal Democratic Party securing 316 seats and the coalition totaling 352. Incumbent Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to be re-elected on February 18. Experts warn that this could accelerate Japan's military expansion and strain China-Japan relations.
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Former members of the Liberal Democratic Party's recently disbanded factions have begun informal meetings following the party's landslide victory in the February 8, 2026, Lower House election, raising prospects of a faction comeback amid ongoing internal shifts under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.