Polls Boost Hashimoto
- By Unknown
- Oct. 16 1996 00:00
The findings -- the first to suggest the Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, would clinch a parliamentary majority in Sunday's vote -- were applauded by the stock market as a sign of a return to stability after three years of coalition rule.
The polls showed the LDP was likely to win a simple majority of 251 seats in the 500-seat Lower House.