Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said he will “increase pressure firmly” against North Korea with the political mandate that voters gave his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Sunday’s general election.

Abe made the remark during a broadcast by Radio Nippon on Sunday night, with his ruling coalition already expected to win an overwhelming victory in the election.

As of noon on Monday, 461 of the chamber’s 465 seats have been counted. The center-right LDP, led by Abe, secured 283 seats, one fewer than before the election but well over a simple majority of 233.

“(We) will increase pressure firmly