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Abe's ruling bloc on track for big election win: TV exit polls
Hefty victory seen reviving PM's push to change pacifist constitution; it also means his 'Abenomics' growth strategy will likely continue
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Sun, Oct 22, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc was headed for a big win in Sunday's election, exit polls showed, bolstering his clout and potentially re-energising a push towards his cherished goal of revising the post-war, pacifist constitution.
Mr Abe's Liberal Democratic Party-led (LDP) coalition was set to win 311 seats, keeping its two-thirds "super majority" in the 465-member lower house, an exit poll by TBS television showed.
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