2021 Japanese General Election (Un Futuro)

The 2021 Japanese General Election was held on October 22nd, 2021, to appoint Members of the Diet to seats in the House of Representatives and as well as elect Japan's Prime Minister. Shinzo Abe was re-elected as the Liberal Democratic Party maintained a majority with 251 seats in the House, a decrease from the 283 seats it held prior to the election.
The Constitutional Democratic Party and affiliates increased number of seats from 68 to 85, while the second largest opposition group the Democratic Party for the People (including the DPFP and Liberal Party) increased its amount of seats from 40 to 62 (winning seats from the Komeito Party and LDP). A coalition between the Social Democratic Party and Communist Party, which had formed in 2020, and totaled 14 seats before the election was now down to 10. The Kibo Party increased from a measly 2 seats to 8 seats total. While the Ishin Party won 10 seats total.
While not winning the general, with the LDP weakening the CDP and DPFP group formed a coalition in 2022, their overall wins prompting this move.
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