Three by-elections to fill vacant seats in the House of Representatives will be held on April 28, it was announced Friday, with a political funds scandal eroding public trust in Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.Official campaigning for the first national elections since the funds scandal was unveiled late last year is scheduled to start on April 16, with approval ratings for Kishida's Cabinet having plunged to their lowest levels since it was launched in October 2021.The LDP has come under intense scrutiny amid allegations that some of its factions, including t…READ FULL ARTICLE
