TOKYO — Voting kicked off Sunday for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly, a poll seen as a key barometer of public sentiment towards the central government, which has been struggling with low approval ratings.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party — its popularity battered by surging inflation and high rice prices — hopes to retain its position as the largest party in the mega-city's legislature. 'We will do everything... to get everyone elected,' Ishiba told reporters earlier this month when campaigning kicked off, claiming his party was best positioned to resolve local issues affecting Tokyo 's some 14 million residents.
Local media have speculated that further poll blows could lead to a change of party leadership. For months, public support for Ishiba, who took office in October, has been at rock bottom, thanks in part to rising inflation and soaring rice costs on his watch. Polls this month showed a slight uptick in support, thanks in part to new policies to tackle the rice price issue. Polling stations will close at 8:00 p.m.
Local Polls Key Test For Ruling Party
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