Japan's ruling LDP registers weakest support since return to power

PM Kishida's approval rating slides to record low in wake of fundraising scandal

Respondents not expressing a party preference climbed 4 points to 36%, topping the LDP's level of support for a third straight month. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)

MIKI NOSE and TAISHU YUASA, Nikkei staff writers

February 26, 2024 02:07 JST

TOKYO -- Support for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has slid to 25%, the lowest since the party returned to power in 2012, according to the latest Nikkei-TV Tokyo survey.

The approval rating of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet also set a new low in the survey, conducted Friday through Sunday. It fell 2 percentage points from the January poll to 25%.