Japan set to go for General Election on August 30
Jun Matsumoto said that the lower house of the Diet will be dissolved on July 21, and the elections for the new lawmakers will take place on August 30. Taro Aso, had been facing increasing pressure from within his party LDP, to step down
JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER Taro Aso, an outspoken politician and a former foregin minister, is all set to dissolve the lower house of Parliament this month and call for General Elections in August. The chief Cabinet spokesperson, Jun Matsumoto said that the lower house of the Diet will be dissolved on July 21, and the elections for the new lawmakers will take place on August 30.
Taro Aso, had been facing increasing pressure from within his party, the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to step down as there has been a great dip in his popularity amid Japan's worsening economy.
On Sunday, July 12, the LDP witnessed a huge defeat in the local elections when it lost its majority in the Tokyo Assembly to the opposition, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and its alliances.
The fifth successive defeat for the LDP in the local elections clearly suggests that Aso's party is losing the confidence of the people. The Democratic Party of Japan won 54 seats, which was the largest in the Assembly. The Liberal Democrats and their coaliton partners, the New Komeito Party could win only 38 seats, thus losing the majority. However, the race for the Tokyo assembly does not affect the Diet but still the loss isn't a very good sign for Aso.
On Sunday, July 12, the LDP witnessed a huge defeat in the local elections when it lost its majority in the Tokyo Assembly to the opposition, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and its alliances.
The fifth successive defeat for the LDP in the local elections clearly suggests that Aso's party is losing the confidence of the people. The Democratic Party of Japan won 54 seats, which was the largest in the Assembly. The Liberal Democrats and their coaliton partners, the New Komeito Party could win only 38 seats, thus losing the majority. However, the race for the Tokyo assembly does not affect the Diet but still the loss isn't a very good sign for Aso.
The LDP does hold the majority in the lower house but not in the upper house. Sundays's loss convinced a number for LDP members that Aso has to go as the party leader before the national elections that were scheduled for October.
Aso who became the prime minister in September, replacing Yasuo Fukuda, has moved up the elections by two months after Monday's announcement. The names, which are making rounds as possible candidates to replace Aso include Yoichi Masuzoe and Yuriko Koike. Yoichi, 60, is the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and a former academic and TV commentator, who is seen as hardworking and competent. Yuriko, 56, was in the race against Aso last year to become Japan's first feamle premier.
Aso who became the prime minister in September, replacing Yasuo Fukuda, has moved up the elections by two months after Monday's announcement. The names, which are making rounds as possible candidates to replace Aso include Yoichi Masuzoe and Yuriko Koike. Yoichi, 60, is the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and a former academic and TV commentator, who is seen as hardworking and competent. Yuriko, 56, was in the race against Aso last year to become Japan's first feamle premier.
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