Tokyo, Jan 23 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday dissolved House of Representatives for a snap election set to be held on February 8, local media reported. The lower house dissolution at the outset of the ordinary parliamentary session effectively began a short campaign time for political parties ahead of the polls, with the ruling and opposition parties proposing lifting the consumption tax on food to ease the burden on households facing inflation, Japan’s Kyodo News report…
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Tokyo, Jan 19 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday announced that she will dissolve the House of Representatives on Friday and hold a snap general election on February 8, local media reported. While addressing a press conference on Monday, Takaichi said official campaigning will begin on January 27 after she dissolves the Lower House on the opening day of ordinary parliamentary session, Japan’s news agency Kyodo News reported. It will be Japan’s first national election since T…
Tokyo, Jan 13 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap election at the start of the regular Diet session scheduled to be held on January 23, local media reported on Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the matter. The move conveyed to senior ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members comes at a time when Takaichi’s cabinet enjoys a high approval rating, raising hopes that an early election could improve her fragile political s…