The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) are on track to secure a landslide victory in the Feb. 8 election, while the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) is projected to lose more than half of the seats it held before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the Lower House, according to one of the latest opinion polls by a media outlet.
A , the results of which were published Sunday, shows the ruling bloc could win more than 300 of the Lower House＊s 465 seats, and even secure a two-thirds majority.
Such a margin would allow it to override the Upper House 〞 where it lacks a majority 〞 by repassing legislation rejected by that chamber of parliament.
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