TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday (Jun 15) he would not dissolve parliament in the coming days, following weeks of speculation that he might do so to call a snap election in the hopes of solidifying his power within the ruling party. Talk of a dissolution surfaced a few weeks ag
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he would not dissolve parliament in the coming days, following weeks of speculation that he might do so to call a snap election in the hopes of solidifying his power within the ruling party.
"I am not thinking about dissolving parliament during the current session of the Diet," Kishida told reporters at the prime minister's office. The current session ends on Jun 21. While some LDP lawmakers had been in favour of an early election given the tailwind of a surging stock market and a fragmented and weak opposition, risks have also arisen in recent days.
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