The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is likely to win a majority Sept. 11, while the Democratic Party of Japan may not end up with the 175 seats it held when the House of Representatives was dissolved, a Kyodo News survey shows.

The findings, which indicate the LDP could secure 241 seats, apparently reflect a general feeling among voters that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was correct in calling the election over the single issue of postal privatization.

Such an outcome, however, is still anything but certain, as the DPJ appears strong in certain districts outside the large cities, unlike in previous elections, while about 36 percent of voters have yet to decide which party or candidates to vote for.