<span style="color: #222222;">In Japan, people will vote tomorrow in Parliamentary polls with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's party fighting to save its majority in the lower house. The polls come at a time when the country is debating the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as well as worsening economic inequality.<br />''<br />''Japan's Parliament has already been dissolved ahead of tomorrow's vote. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) had 276 seats in the 465-member chamber while its coalition partner Komeito had 29.<br />''<br />''Most opinion polls are projecting that the LDP will retain power albeit with a reduced number of seats.<br />''<br />''Earlier this month, Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had surprised by calling for early Parliamentary Polls. Mr Kishida had expressed a wish to implement large-scale Coronavirus counter-measures and bold economic policies saying that the polls will make it clear whether people trust him to carry out these policies.<br />''<br />''Kishida, who succeeded the unpopular Yoshihide Suga a month ago, has set a target of 233 seats for the coalition.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | October 30, 2021 10:30 AM
People to vote tomorrow in Parliamentary polls in Japan