Ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe returns to power

December 17, 2012 11:55

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won by a landslide in Sunday''s House of Representatives election, as it solo secured 294 seats in the election. The LDP''s key ally, the New Komeito Party, got 31 seats, helping the two-party coalition gain 325 seats in the lower house. The president of the LDP, ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is expected to reclaim the premiership soon, said his party''s victory is due to failure of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which is ruling the country over the past three years.

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