China News Service, Beijing, October 14th Tokyo News: According to a report from the Japan Broadcasting Association on the 14th, the Japanese House of Representatives announced its dissolution that afternoon, and the government decided in the subsequent interim cabinet meeting that the next House of Representatives election schedule is “Announcement issued on the 19th. Votes are counted on the 31st”. This is Japan’s first House of Representatives elections since October 2017. All parties have actually entered election campaigns for countermeasures and economic policies against the new crown epidemic. This will be Japan’s first large-scale state election under the epidemic.
Japan’s Kyodo News reported on the same day that the House of Representatives election after the end of the term of the House of Representatives is the first time under Japan’s current constitution. Not only will the government’s new crown epidemic policy and economic policy become a point of contention in the election, but the political postures of the two administrations of Shinzo Abe and Yoshihide Suga, which have lasted for nearly nine years, will also be tested.
In an interview with the media at the Prime Minister’s residence on the morning of the 14th, Fumio Kishida said that the next decision must be made by the people. “Through the election, we want to tell everyone what we are pursuing.”
In this election, various parties will compete for a total of 465 seats, including 289 seats in small constituencies and 176 seats in proportional representation. When Fumio Kishida assumed office as the president of the Liberal Democratic Party in September, he regarded the ruling party to obtain more than half of the seats (233 seats) as the winning line. (over)
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