"It is clear that the electorate is deeply frustrated and angry over the scandal of LDP politicians amassing huge slush funds," said Hiromi Murakami, a professor of political science at the Tokyo campus of Temple University.
After the election results became clear on Sunday, Ishiba said voters had handed his party a 'severe judgement.' He called the snap election in response to sluggish approval ratings amid a financial scandal involving LDP politicians.
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) picked up 50 seats to give it a total of 148. However, no party won a clear majority, and Ishiba's weakened coalition is now unable to push ahead with a legislative agenda.
The LDP lost 65 seats, leaving the party with just 191 seats and well short of the 233 it required for a simple majority in the chamber.
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