The results of a Yomiuri Shimbun survey of candidates running in the upcoming House of Councillors election suggest that those running for the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito have a strong mutual hope to cooperate with each other after the election, while many candidates from opposition parties have unrequited hopes for postelection allies.
When asked which party they wanted to cooperate with after the election, 83% of LDP candidates said they wanted to cooperate with Komeito, while 100% of Komeito candidates cited the LDP. The rate almost matches the levels seen before upper house elections in 2016 and 2019.
