Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru said voters had delivered a "stern verdict" on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in an election on October 27.
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| Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru speaks to the press in Tokyo on October 27. (Source: Japan Times/JIJI) |
"We have received a harsh judgment," Prime Minister Ishiba told national broadcaster NHK.
Earlier, NHK predicted that the LDP would lose its majority in the House of Representatives for the first time since 2009, based on exit polls.
Meanwhile, Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party (CDPJ), praised voters' "good response" as initial election results showed his party was likely to win the highest number of seats since its founding.
In a television program, Mr. Noda also said a government led by the LDP and Komeito parties was "unacceptable".
Mr Noda said voters had delivered "harsh criticism" to the LDP over the political fundraising scandal and turned to his party "as they wanted to see who would be best placed to carry out political reform".
An NHK poll at the end of the election day showed the ruling LDP and its coalition partners could win between 174 and 254 of the 465 seats in the lower house.
Meanwhile, the main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ), is likely to win between 128 and 191 seats.
Another poll also on Sunday (October 27) by Nippon TV showed the ruling coalition would win 198 seats compared to 157 for the CDPJ, both far short of the 233 seats needed to achieve a majority.
This result could force the LDP or CDPJ to sign a power-sharing deal with other parties to form a government.
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