Electoral shifts in Japan: the expected victory of the LDP in the parliamentary elections will reinforce the country’s pro-American stance but will not stabilize the internal political crisis

Japan will hold early parliamentary elections on October 27, 2024. Following the dissolution of the lower house of parliament, they will be held by the decision of the newly appointed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who was elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) on September 27.

This election campaign is the shortest since 1947, with 26 days to go. The LDP is predicted to win the election again but with a significant loss of seats.

The unprecedented nature of this parliamentary campaign is due to Japan’s recent emergence as a major civilizational partner of the United States, an equal core of the new security architecture, similar to the United Kingdom in the 20th century.