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Japan PM Ishiba predicted to lose majority in snap election

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Eddy Micah
October 27, 2024

Japan's ruling LDP is believed to have missed the majority in snap election called by party leader and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. DW spoke with journalist Martin Fritz in Tokyo.

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