US EditionJapan PM Takaichi conveys plan to dissolve lower house to party executive, Kyodo says
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to leverage a historic 75% approval rating to secure a mandate and stabilize the ruling coalition amid economic challenges, officials said.
- Later this month the Liberal Democratic Party plans to dissolve the Lower House of Japan's National Diet, with a snap election likely in February, NHK reports.
- With a slim parliamentary majority, party strategists believe the LDP and Japan Innovation Party hold 230 seats, and with three independents, command a slim majority in the 465-seat Lower House.
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has told prefectural election boards to prepare as two schedules—Jan. 27 and Feb. 3 announcements with Feb. 8 and Feb. 15 voting—emerge, prompting accelerated party preparations.
- Before deciding, Takaichi may weigh the snap poll's impact on fiscal 2026 budget deliberations and public opinion, while opposition leaders including Noda Yoshihiko vow to oust the coalition, seeking Komeito's alliance.
- Takaichi's diplomatic schedule this week is influencing timing, with summit talks in Nara and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Thursday–Saturday visit shaping the announcement.
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Japan PM Takaichi conveys plan to dissolve lower house to party executive, Kyodo says
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has conveyed to a ruling party executive her intention to dissolve parliament's lower house at the outset of its regular session, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday, setting the stage for a snap election.
The main index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nikkei, skyrocketed 3.46% amid speculation about the possible dissolution of the Japanese Parliament and the convening of elections this month.
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