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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TOKYO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — Japan's House of Representatives (lower house of parliament) was officially dissolved on Friday at the start of its regular session, with general elections scheduled for Feb. 8.
The official campaign will begin next Tuesday. It will last just 16 days, marking a new low for postwar Japan.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced on Monday her decision to dissolve the lower house of parliament for early elections, seeking to capitalize on her cabinet's current high approval ratings.
With more than two years remaining in the lower house's term, Sanae Takaichi justified the decision to call early elections by citing the lack of public support for her premiership, which began in October. A new ruling coalition, comprising the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Renewal Society, was formed at that time.
The announcement of new elections was criticized for leaving voters little time to evaluate competing proposals. The opposition also accused Sanae Takaichi of prioritizing political considerations over the budget for the 2026 fiscal year (beginning in April), which the Diet was scheduled to pass during the current session.
This will be Sanae Takaichi's first general election as prime minister. Her ruling coalition currently holds only a narrow majority in the House of Representatives and remains in the minority in the House of Councillors.
Meanwhile, the "Centrist Reform Alliance"—a union of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Komeito Party, comprising 165 lower house deputies—was officially formed on Thursday. The new main opposition force aims to defeat the ruling conservative bloc in the upcoming elections.
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