Japan LDP Support Drops to Record Low of 14.6% – Jiji Opinion Poll”
According to a January opinion poll by Jiji Press, the support rate for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has dropped to a record low of 14.6%, excluding the period when the party was in opposition. This is a decrease of 3.7 percentage points from the previous month. Meanwhile, support for the Kishida cabinet has seen a slight increase of 1.5 percentage points, reaching 18.6%.
自民支持、過去最低の14.6％ 内閣支持は微増18.6％◆時事世論調査https://t.co/eh6vcGv7Nu
時事通信の1月の世論調査によると、自民党の政党支持率は前月比3.7ポイント減の14.6％となり、調査開始以降、野党だった期間を除き最低を記録しました。岸田内閣の支持率は前月比1.5ポイント増の18.6％。
— 時事ドットコム（時事通信ニュース） (@jijicom) January 18, 2024
User Reactions:
- 小倉雄一＠船橋政治新聞: “Wow, it’s finally reaching the levels of Aso and Mori! Keep going, Kishida!”
- 聖彦 Takahiko: “Jiji Press’s opinion poll is trustworthy.”
- 佐藤衛二・東京29区: “LDP -3.7 at 14.6%. Particularly no party affiliation +4.3 to 66.8%. A regime change is coming!”
- ぶちにゃーん: “Still, that’s quite high!”
- naoki: “That can’t be right.”
- syouji: “It would be good if the opposition grew. They lack appeal. They need to show what they would do differently, especially in economics and foreign policy.”
- powerapple050: “The Mirage cabinet is now within range!”
- Tomonobu Betsudan: “Once we switch back from workwear to parliamentary mode, it’ll decrease again.”
- 無党派党 代表: “The party support rate survey by Jiji Press seems to reflect reality more accurately after Tasaki Sushiro left.”
- たける@丸の内: “Even after adjusting, the opposition parties only reach about 3%.”
- ttt: “Still too high.”
- たんたかたん: “I’ve voted without principle for the Socialist Party, Japan New Party, Democratic Party… But the results have been disastrous.”
- 多摩のヌオー: “Meanwhile, the opposition’s support rate is also low.”
- 個人タクドラ: “There are still so many people who believe in #TaxHikeIneptGlasses.”
- 田尻正敏: “Even if the cabinet is not supported, the ruling party’s support rate is high, so not much will change.”
- タメゴロー: “This government no longer cares about support rates.”
- death by hanging ok?: “The cabinet support rate is overestimated.”
- ＴＯＭＯＹＡＫＩＴＡＤＡ: [No comment provided]
- ハル: “What would happen if the Japan Conservative Party joined?”
- nakkk: “The Aoki rate is laughable now, but since the opposition isn’t supported, the LDP is safe.”
- water20: “The problem is whether there’s an opposition party capable of governing. The corrupt LDP remains because there isn’t.”
- Yuzuさん: “Twisted support. Like Taiwan.”