Japan elections: Abe's LDP to maintain well over a majority of seats - NHK
|According to the first exit polls released by NHK, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is projected to win 48th General elections, making him the longest-serving political leader in the country.
LDP will mantain well over a majority on its own in the Lower House and together with its coalliting partner, Komeito (lead by Natsuo Yamaguchi), it may retain two-thirds of the house, Japanese media says.
233 seats are needed to obtain a majority in the Lower House of the Diet. 1,180 candidates are running for 465 seats; 289 of them will be elected directly, while 176 will get seats through a system of proportional representation.
Update (16GMT):
PM Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party has secured more than 261 seats in the Lower House, NHK reports.
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