Its prime minister Japan Shigeru Ishiba is under pressure after the historic defeat of the ruling coalition in the parliamentary elections.

After being elected leader of the ruling party last month, he called early elections, aiming to consolidate his power and strengthen the position of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled Japan almost continuously for seven decades.

However, according to state television (NHK) and the results so far, the LDP does not secure the 233 seats needed to retain the much-coveted majority in the lower house (465 seats), for the first time since 2009.

Even worse, however, the LDP and Komeito coalition (also the Liberal Democratic Party’s partner) does not manage to achieve this goal either.

In particular, the LDP secures 191 seats and Komeito 24 seats, according to Japanese television.

The big winner of the election was the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) led by Yoshihiko Noda, which significantly increases its strength, from 96 to 148 seats.

“We are judging ourselves harshly,” said Isimba, who is scheduled to hold a press conference at 07:00 (Greece time).

Political analysts had pointed out before the election that in the event of a heavy electoral defeat, Isiba is likely to resign. If he does, he will become Japan’s shortest-serving prime minister since World War II. Shigeru Ishiba is on his 27th day as Prime Minister of Japan.

If he does not resign, he will either have to lead a minority government or seek new government partners.