<> "We guess a Lower House dissolution would come after the presidential election," said a senior member of an LDP faction that is a rival of the one closely related to Abe. If this happens, the pro-constitutional reform camp, also including Komeito and Nippon Ishin no Kai, would lose its two-thirds majority in the Lower House, the minimum required level for submitting a proposal to amend the supreme law. endobj At a meeting among executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its Komeito ally, held at Abe’s official residence Wednesday night, LDP Diet affairs chief Hiroshi Moriyama cited a view held by some in the opposition camp that the Lower House could be dissolved by the end of the year.

In response, Abe, also president of the LDP, said, “We’ve so far won (elections) in December,” in an apparent reference to the Lower House elections held in December 2012 and the same month of 2014, in which the ruling camp performed strongly, according to sources with access to the meeting. Award-winning actress Yuko Takeuchi dies in apparent suicide, Japan to allow entry for all nontourist new visa applicants from October, China is paying a high price for provoking India, Japanese sex business operator sues state over virus handout snub. But China’s pull is still strong. The next general election is emerging as a popular topic among politicians in both the ruling and opposition camps after the government fully lifted the COVID-19 state of emergency Monday. In this case, Abe would lose support from many LDP members. Public trust in the administration has been heavily damaged by scandals related to a senior prosecutor who recently quit. 3 0 obj The ruling bloc may be maneuvering to shake up the opposition camp by hinting at a Lower House dissolution at an early date, pundits say. x���n���݀�����>I��Xލ�=��:�nF%1 �$ǎ�����&�9jj�%U��uW5�����y���������m�i���^\$o�]&o?�|��;�0�|�y��%9�c��eV���e�Û��/�����_7?u_�rӤ[��O�zs�Wtۧ�J>|��[ ��'z:�D���u�DaEVk'����0C+��X��%!���U��䱵xC�`-.f�� ��$���,Yɸ��o�LO�,�XG��$���P�gRԥ��9���Њ��A͜'B�� �.��y���OO���\y�X�B�uDUV�-��%؀ !�����SO&��%�l3��mv�܌ � �ƋZ���O�t&6�)W�_Vn��j 8 �Aj��Ë6����)&x�>t��H����W"�W���/�����2�'���ꆸ�>D���g� Overseas students in Japan face bleak job outlook due to pandemic, SpeakHer wants to end the all-male panel and bring women's voices into a range of discussions, Goro Koyama, PI: A private investigator who serves the international community, A closer look at the LDP lawmakers who support Suga. There seem to be no factors at the moment that may help bolster public support for the administration. 2 0 obj The Japan Times LTD. All rights reserved. “I don’t think at all that the Lower House will be dissolved by the end of this year,” an Abe Cabinet minister from the LDP said.

In Japan, the House of Representatives of the National Diet (parliament) can be dissolved at any time by the Emperor, on the advice of the Cabinet, headed by the Prime Minister. Media polls show slumps in public support for Abe's administration, while an end to the coronavirus crisis is nowhere in sight. Moreover, the administration would experience a serious crisis if the coronavirus pandemic does not end and the Tokyo Games are canceled. Will he remain resolved (on dissolving the chamber) under that scenario?”. According to some ruling bloc and opposition lawmakers, Abe may decide to dissolve the Lower House by making constitutional revision a major issue in a subsequent general election if it becomes difficult to enact a bill to amend the national referendum law during the ongoing extraordinary session of the Diet, which ends on Dec. 9. On the Dissolution of the House of Representatives Through cooperation among the Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party and Komei Party, agreement was made today on all the conditions Prime Minister Noda had set for his decision to dissolve the House of Representatives.

The government extended his tenure beyond the regular retirement age by suddenly changing its interpretation of law. "The situation would be far from good for an election," a senior LDP member said.

Depending on the progress in criminal investigations into the scandal, calls for replacing Abe could increase inside the LDP. The LDP could then move up its presidential election to let its next leader dissolve the chamber.