Even during what proved to be the waning days of his tenure, the polls encouraged Ishiba to stay in office. Also, Ishiba believed that criticism of him from within the party would be calmed under the influence of general public opinion. However, he was not able to foresee the behavior of the LDP’s Diet members and the demands for his resignation grew stronger.
Interesting article on large gap between election result and polls.
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