The outlook for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government is likely to hinge on a small opposition party that in an electoral breakthrough secured 28 seats in the 465-member House of Representatives.
The Democratic Party for the People quadrupled its seats in the October general election by garnering support from younger voters with what some political analysts called populist pledges, such as measures to boost disposable income as inflation weighs on domestic demand.
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