 "Change" was the key word in the election - changing the corrupt practices as well as the ruling status of the LDP.The media and wire services ("Asahi Shinbun", NHK, Kyodo News Service) unanimously predicted that the LDP would lose its majority in the Diet.Even though a Nikkei poll conducted between June 25–27 showed that support for the LDP had dropped from 43.8% to 28.6% and that only 21.9% of respondents planned to vote for the LDP, 32.1% still supported an LDP-led coalition.