2021 Japanese general election

General elections were held in Japan on 31 October 2021,[2] as required by the constitution. Voting

took place in all constituencies in order to elect members to the House of Representatives, the lower
house of the National Diet. As the constitution requires the cabinet to resign in the first Diet session
after a general election, the elections will also lead to a new election for Prime Minister in the Diet,
and the appointment of a new cabinet, although ministers may be re-appointed. The elections were
the first general elections in the Reiwa era.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, led by new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, maintained a
comfortable majority despite losing seats.[3][4]