25 June 2001, 11:10 Japan Koizumi's LDP victorious in Tokyo legislature election
Tokyo, June 25 (BridgeNews) - No surprises came out of Sunday's
election for the Tokyo Legislature as the Liberal Democratic Party won 53
seats for an increase of five seats over its pre-election strength. Widely
seen as a bellwether poll for predicting the outcome of the more important
House of Councilors election in July, the strong showing could boost Prime
Minister Junichiro Koizumi's ability to overcome opposition to structural
reform and to stay in power for the long term.
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