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Three Lower House by-elections were held in Japan on Sunday. Candidates from the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party have won all three seats. The results are expected to affect the management of the government led by Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.
The by-elections were held in constituencies in Tokyo and the prefectures of Shimane and Nagasaki.
In the No.1 district of Shimane, a candidate from the opposition CDP defeated the Liberal Democratic Party.
The election in Tokyo’s No.15 district was held after a former state minister of justice resigned over vote-buying allegations. The CDP candidate has won the poll. The LDP did not field a candidate for the seat.
The LDP also didn’t contest the No.3 district in Nagasaki Prefecture. The by-election was held because a lawmaker stepped down over a political fundraising scandal. NHK