LDP Suffers Hit in Tokyo Assembly Election, Cedes Top Spot to Tomin First Party

The Yomiuri Shimbun
17:20 JST,
June 23, 2025
The Liberal Democratic Party suffered a major setback in Sunday’s Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, its seats in the assembly falling to an all-time low at 21 seats. The LDP also surrendered its position as the largest party in the assembly to Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites first group).
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