Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is believed to be considering dissolving the Lower House for a snap election as early as next month, as the Japanese leader looks to stabilize the ruling bloc¡¯s fragile majority in the body.
Takaichi appears to have ¡°shifted to a new stage¡± in her thinking with regard to calling a snap poll, the co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, the coalition partner of Takaichi¡¯s Liberal Democratic Party, said Sunday.
JIP co-leader Hirofumi Yoshimura, who also serves as governor of Osaka Prefecture, said in an interview with NHK that he had spoken with Takaichi about the issue on Thursday, a day before the that Takaichi was considering the move.
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