US EditionLDP, JIP Agree to Reduce Lower House Seats; Seats Will be ‘Automatically Reduced’ If No Concrete Plan Made Within 1 Year
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Regarding the Takaichi administration's proposal to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives (465) by 10%, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) released its calculations on the 2nd, outlining the prefectures that will be affected by the 25 seats in the 289 single-seat constituencies. This includes a reduction of three seats in Tokyo and two in Osaka, for a total of 47 prefectures.
LDP, JIP Agree to Reduce Lower House Seats; Seats Will be ‘Automatically Reduced’ If No Concrete Plan Made Within 1 Year
The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner the Japan Innovation Party agreed on Monday to include a provision in a seat reduction bill that would automatically reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives by a total of 10% in single-seat constituencies and the proportional representation segment. The automatic reduction would come into effect if they fail to compile concrete ways to reduce seats within one year.
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