Nikkei poll: Voters cool to Abenomics but still back ruling party via ForexLive

Latest Nikkei opinion survey:

• In the December 14 election, 35% said they will vote for the LDP candidates
• 9% backed the opposition Democratic Party of Japan
• Japan Innovation Party, Komeito (Abe's coalition partner) and Japanese Communist Party each 3% support
•  45% are undecided or do not know

Support for the Abe cabinet fell 4 percentage points from late October to 44%, hitting a record low since the prime minister took office in December 2012

Disapproval reached an all-time high of 39%

51%, supported Abe's decision to postpone the second consumption tax hike until April 2017

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