A two-thirds majority in parliament would consent to Abe, to push through an alteration to Japan's pacifist constitution.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on track for a landslide win in Japan's forthcoming election, the latest survey recommended on Monday, as a new party founded by Tokyo's well-liked governor loses momentum.

Abe's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is likely to win as many as 303 of the 465 seats up to clutch in the October 22 election, according to a poll by the Mainichi Shimbun.

Its junior coalition partner Komeito is projected to put on more than 30 seats, allowing Abe's ruling camp to have a comfortable two-thirds majority in the authoritative lower house, the poll recommended.

The hawkish premier has called for amendments to the US-imposed law so Japan can turn its self-defense forces into a full-fledged army.

Critics say the Tokyo governor has undergone by not running herself in the election, meaning voters for her party are not in no doubt who they are electing as PM.

“Expectations were high but the Party of Hope has nothing but Koike's popularity,” said Koji Nakakita, professor of politics at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo.

The Mainichi poll was carried out on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday across the nation, with more than 73,000 suitable voters questioned by phone.

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