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Significance
Instead, the party scored its second-worst election performance ever.
Impacts
The small female share of LDP candidates elected in Tokyo makes the government's promise to promote women in politics look hollow.
Tokyo Governor Koike and her Tomin First party retain enough influence in Tokyo to frustrate national government policy.
If Suga is forced to resign, the leading potential successors are Toshimitsu Motegi, Fumio Kishida and Taro Kono.
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