Chairman of the Lower Chamber of the Parliament of Japan Tadamori Oshima was read by the Decree of the Emperor Nicko on its dissolution. The general meeting of both chambers is broadcast on the network. Previously, NHK TV channel reported that the government wanted to declare the dissolution of the House of Representatives for extraordinary elections.
“On the basis of the seventh article of the Constitution, the Lower Chamber is dissolved,” it is noted in the decree of narhochito. Thus, the Emperor of Japan dissolved the Chamber of Representatives to update the composition of the government. The term of office of existing deputies will expire on October 21.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kisida, the leader of the ruling liberal-democratic party (LDP), said that the start of the election campaign was scheduled for October 19. Elections to the lower chamber of parliament will be held on October 31. Previous elections at this level went on October 22, 2017.
At the Kisida press conference declared the need to “meet face to face with public opinion.” With this, the head of the main opposition force of Japan of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Yukio, Edano emphasized what is needed “shifts of the entire government, since the LDP will not change.”
Earlier, Kisida declared the sovereignty of Tokyo on the southern smoking. According to him, the government intends to sign a peace treaty with Russia and “resolve the problem of territorial affiliation.”
Kisida was approved on October 4 by a majority vote for the position of Prime Minister of Japan. Now, in the lower chamber of the Parliament, Japan from 465 places 305 belong to the deputies of the ruling coalition as part of the LDP and its partner of the Comateito party.