2025 POLLS: Single&Seat Districts Hold Key to Election Success

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Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–The results of 32 constituencies each with one seat up for grabs hold the key to success in the July 20 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of Japan’s parliament. In the fiercely contested districts, election results tend to swing wildly in line with shifts in public opinion. Ruling and opposition parties are waging an all-out battle in the U…

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–The results of 32 constituencies each with one seat up for grabs hold the key to success in the July 20 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of Japan’s parliament. In the fiercely contested districts, election results tend to swing wildly in line with shifts in public opinion. Ruling and opposition parties are waging an all-out battle in the U…