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Japanese PM to dissolve lower house for Aug 30 election

Published: 12/07/2009 05:00

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Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso agreed Monday with senior lawmakers of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that the lower house will be dissolved on July 21 for a general election on Aug. 30, Kyodo News reported, quoting LDP officials.

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso agreed Monday with senior lawmakers of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that the lower house will be dissolved on July 21 for a general election on Aug. 30, Kyodo News reported, quoting LDP officials.

Aso’s decision was made after LDP was defeated by Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in the key Tokyo assembly election Sunday, which is widely seen as the bellwether for the general election.

“I want to make utmost efforts to have important pieces of legislation enacted, including the organ transplant legislation this week and the cargo inspection legislation,” Aso told Cabinet ministers and senior ruling coalition officials during a liaison meeting, Kyodo quoted Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Jun Matsumotoas saying.

“Having done that, I want to seek the people’s mandate by dissolving the House of Representatives early in the week beginning July 21. Election Day is August 30,” the prime minister was quoted as saying.

The official election campaign will kick off on Aug. 18, according to the schedule.

Meanwhile, DPJ and three other opposition parties jointly submitted a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet in the House of Representatives. They are expected to submit the motion to the upper house later in the day.

With the defeat in Tokyo election, Aso now faces strong pressure within the LDP to hold a presidential election to replace him as its head prior to the lower house election.

Aso’s leadership ability was challenged after a series of ministerial resignations. There have been voices from some LDP legislators asking him to step down. However, many analysts believed even changing the leader could not save LDP’s fate in the election.

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