In the Japanese Senate election, the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party lost its majority of seats.

Kyodo News said that the Liberal Democratic Party’s seats dropped from 52 to 39, and the Komeito Party’s seats dropped from 14 to 8, with 124 seats re-elected yesterday and 1 seat in the by-election. If the 75 non-re-elected seats are counted, the ruling coalition only has 122 seats in the Senate, failing to obtain the majority of 125 seats.

Analysis pointed out that this election reflects the public’s criticism of the government’s policy on high prices, and there will inevitably be voices within the ruling party to hold the government accountable.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his intention to continue to govern. However, after the House of Representatives, the Senate also has a minority ruling party pattern, and Ishiba’s governance will be more difficult.

As for the opposition parties, the Constitutional Democratic Party won 22 seats. The Democratic Party for the People increased its seats from 4 to 17, and the participating parties also increased their seats from 1 to 14.