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Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Cedes 14 Lower House Seats to Other Parties in Rare Instance Stemming From Landslide Win

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

17:37 JST, February 10, 2026

Sunday’s House of Representatives election saw a rare occurrence — the Liberal Democratic Party had to give away 14 lower house seats to other parties because it did not have enough candidates to fill all the seats it won in the proportional representation segment.

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