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Tokyo losses a sign LDP has lost trust: Abe

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed July 3 to "win back the public's trust" after his Liberal Democratic Party was ousted as the largest force in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly and Gov. Yuriko Koike's new party and allies secured a majority.

The July 2 election, viewed as a barometer of national politics, followed a string of scandals enveloping Abe, Cabinet ministers and LDP lawmakers.

Talking to reporters the next morning, Abe said the LDP has to take criticism of the administration "seriously." (Kyodo)

安倍首相、都議選受け「反省」

安倍晋三首相（自民党総裁）は7月3日、東京都議選で自民党が大敗を喫したことを受け、「党に対する厳しい叱咤と深刻に受け止め、深く反省しなければならない」と語った。

The Japan Times ST: July 14, 2017