Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, pledged to keep his focus on the economy and suggested he would defer his ambition to rewrite the country’s constitution after his Liberal Democratic party won a sweeping victory in elections for the upper house of parliament yesterday.
The LDP and its smaller partner, Komeito, took at least 74 of the 121 seats contested, according to a still-partial vote count last night. The victory will put the coalition in charge of both houses of parliament for the first time since 2007.
“A majority of the people have shown their desire for a steady political situation in which decisions can be made and there can be forward progress on economic policy,” Mr Abe said.
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