The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is likely to win more than 260 of the 480 Lower House seats up for grabs in the June 25 general election, according to the results of a Kyodo News poll released Tuesday.

According to the telephone survey, conducted June 16 through June 18 and covering 274,000 voters nationwide, the LDP is likely to secure the 254 seats needed to enjoy a stable majority — one in which it can chair all standing committees — without the assistance of any other party.

In contrast, coalition partner New Komeito is likely to lose some of the 42 seats it had going into the campaign, the survey indicated.