23.10.2017 - 00:03 [ Japan Times ]

Abe’s gamble pays off as ruling bloc heads for two-thirds majority in Lower House

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition was all but certain of a resounding victory in Sunday’s snap election, as early projections showed that it was likely to secure a two-thirds majority in the Lower House, raising Abe’s chances of achieving a historic third term and his longtime ambition of revising the pacifist Constitution.