Following the Liberal Democratic Party's poor showing in Sunday's election, the world's media seemed unanimous in its description of the results as a major setback to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and his party.

The LDP's "stinging setback" could lead to the resignation of Prime Minister Mori after next month's Group of Eight summit in Okinawa, The New York Times reported Monday.

In a dispatch from Tokyo, the U.S. newspaper said the LDP "barely retained control over the powerful Lower House in a surprisingly weak showing that could put strong pressure on its recently appointed prime minister, Yoshiro Mori, to resign."