Nearly 30% to vote for ruling party in Japan's general election: Kyodo poll

Nearly 30 percent of voters plan to cast ballots for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the proportional representation section of next week's general election, compared with just over 11 percent for the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.When it comes to voting by constituency, about 36 percent preferred a candidate from the LDP-led coalition, while nearly 20 percent expressed support for one backed by opposition parties.Kishida, who took office less than a month ago, called the election seeking a mandate to implement his COV…READ FULL ARTICLE