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Urgent: Japan's ruling coalition to secure lower house majority in election: NHK exit poll

Xinhua
| February 8, 2026
2026-02-08

TOKYO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling coalition of Liberal Democratic Party and its partner Japan Innovation Party is expected to secure a majority of seats in the House of Representatives in Sunday's general election, the NHK exit poll projected.

As of 8 p.m. local time, when polling stations closed, NHK forecasts showed that the ruling coalition is projected to win between 302 and 366 seats in the 465-seat lower house.

Voting in the country's general election concluded Sunday evening with polling stations closing nationwide at 8 p.m. local time (1100 GMT), and ballot counting is expected to last late into the night. Enditem

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