The 50th election for the House of Representatives, being the first since the LDP slush fund scandal broke, is all about the ruling party trying to lock in that majority.

The 50th election for the House of Representatives took place on the 27th, with the main talking points being political reforms and economic strategies in light of the scandal involving factional slush funds within the Liberal Democratic Party. All eyes are on whether the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito can lock in a majority of 233 seats, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has set this as the target for victory for the ruling parties.

This marks the first election in three years since October 2021, and a whopping 1,344 candidates are vying for all 465 seats, covering 289 single-member districts and 176 proportional representation seats. However, voter turnout had dwindled to a mere 24.32% by 4 p.m.

The opposition parties faced some difficulties with organising their candidates, but it seems like the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People have managed to drum up some support. Also notable is the implementation of the "10 increase 10 decrease" adjustment for single-member districts for the very first time. To top it off, a by-election for the House of Councillors in the Iwate constituency was also conducted on the same day.

Japanese (日本語)

自じ民みん党とう裏うら金がね事じ件けん後ご初はつの第だい50回かい衆しゅう院いん選せん、与よ党とう過か半はん数すう獲かく得とくが焦しょう点てんに

第だい50回かい衆院選しゅういんせんが27日にちに行おこなわれ、自民党じみんとうの派閥はばつ裏金うらがね事件じけんを受うけた政治改革せいじかいかくや経済対策けいざいたいさくが主おもな争点そうてんとなっています。自民じみん・公明こうめい両党りょうとうが過半数かはんすうの233議席ぎせきを獲得かくとくできるかが焦点しょうてんで、石破茂いしばしげる首相しゅしょうは与党よとうで過半数かはんすうを勝敗しょうはいラインと設定せっていしています。

今回こんかいの選挙せんきょは2021年ねん10月がつ以来いらい3年ねんぶりで、小選挙区しょうせんきょく289、比例代表ひれいだいひょう176の全ぜん465議席ぎせきに対たいし、計けい1344人にんが立候補りっこうほしました。投票率とうひょうりつは午後ごご4時じ時点じてんで24.32％と低下ていかしています。

野党やとうは候補者こうほしゃ調整ちょうせいに苦戦くせんしましたが、立憲民主党りっけんみんしゅとうや国民民主党こくみんみんしゅとうは一定いっていの支持しじを得えている様子ようすです。また、小選挙区しょうせんきょくの「10増ぞう10減げん」が初はつ適用てきようされ、参院さんいん岩手いわて選挙区せんきょく補欠選挙ほけつせんきょも同日どうじつ実施じっしされました。

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