National Diet is being dissolved ahead of October 27 snap elections, as the PM hopes to leverage his political honeymoon and a fractured opposition to steer his party to victory.
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of October 27 snap elections, banking on his political honeymoon and a fragmented opposition to lead his scandal-tainted party to victory.
He replaced Fumio Kishida, whose government had suffered from record-low approval ratings due partly to slush fund scandals that stoked distrust in the LDP and voter discontent over rising prices. "It makes sense that he wanted to call a snap election as soon as the 'face' of the party changed, while the momentum is still there", he told AFP.Uchiyama added that Ishiba also wanted to catch opposition forces flat-footed as the LDP's foes remain undecided about how to coordinate with each other in the election.
Over the weekend, Ishiba announced that the LDP will not endorse some disgraced party members implicated in the political funding scandal in the upcoming election.
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