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LDP still leads in voter poll, next is Nippon Ishin

Pooling ideas: Liberal Democratic Party chief Shinzo Abe (center) and party executives meet in Tokyo on Monday to discuss how to respond to North Korea's plan to launch a rocket later this month, which might fly over Okinawa Prefecture. | KYODO

Kyodo

Dec 4, 2012

The Liberal Democratic Party remains voters' top choice for the Dec. 16 general election with a support rate of 18.4 percent, according a Kyodo News opinion poll conducted over the weekend.

The conservative LDP was followed by Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party), according to the nationwide telephone poll on Saturday and Sunday.

Nippon Ishin, led by former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, drew a support rate of 10.4 percent for the proportional representation segment of the election, up a tick from 10.3 percent in the previous poll on Nov. 24 and 25.

LDP still leads in voter poll, next is Nippon Ishin

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