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68% of voters are interested in the upper house election
68% of eligible voters say they are “much” or “somewhat” interested in the upper house election which will take place on July 29, it was revealed Tuesday in a Yomiuri Shimbun public opinion poll conducted June 16-17.
This number is up 12 points from a poll conducted before the June 2004 upper house election, but still 3% below the highest interest measured during Koizumi’s mandate, at 71%. Among the ruling party LDP’s supporters, 75% said they took an interest in the election, which also is 12 points higher than before the last election. Out of DPJ supporters, 78% were interested, same number as 3 years before. The largest increase was however among those without party allegiances - 57%, compared to only 42% in 2004.
When asked if they would vote, 92% of respondents said they would “definitely” or “were likely to” , up 2 points from 2004.
The one subject respondents were the most eager to see the parties and candidates bring up was, as expected, the pensions scandal. The state of the economy came in second, and corruption problems third.
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