Japan: elections, premier Kishida announces victory – Close up

(ANSA-AFP) – TOKYO, 01 NOV – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared victory today after the ruling coalition maintained a parliamentary majority above expectations in the parliamentary elections held yesterday. “It was a very difficult ballot,” Kishida said. But voters have shown they want a “stable government” of the outgoing majority to shape the country’s future, he added. (ANSA-AFP). (HANDLE).