Japan Voters Expected to Reaffirm Abe's Leadership

Voters in Japan have begun casting ballots in an early general election likely to keep Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party in power. Touted as a referendum on Abe's economic policies, the vote, according to pre-election surveys, was not expected to be close. Analysts predicted the ruling LDP and its junior coalition partner would win more than 300 seats in the 475-member lower house. Vote counting is expected to begin Sunday night, with normally reliable exit...

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