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Japanese Prime Minister dissolves parliament

Sally Shakkour

Sally Shakkour

Published October 9th, 2024 - 11:12 GMT
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved parliament on October 9 ahead of October 27 snap elections, banking on his political honeymoon and a fragmented opposition to lead his scandal-tainted party to victory. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved parliament on October 9 ahead of October 27 snap elections, banking on his political honeymoon and a fragmented opposition to lead his scandal-tainted party to victory. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Highlights
Election campaign will begin on Oct. 15, voting will be held on Oct. 27

 

ANKARA

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday dissolved the parliament to pave the way for an early election scheduled for Oct. 27, local media reported.

Just eight days after taking office, Ishiba’s move to dissolve the House of Representatives is the fastest by a postwar leader, according to Kyodo News Agency.

Earlier, the Cabinet approved the prime minister’s decision to dissolve the parliament.

This comes as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been embroiled in a funds scandal.

The election campaign in Japan will start on Oct. 15 and voting will be held on Oct. 27, according to the news agency.

*Writing by Islamuddin Sajid

Sally Shakkour

Sally Shakkour

English team leader and news writer

Sally Shakkour is the leader of the English news team. She is also a news and breaking news writer with over 6-year experience in publishing content and digital journalism. Sally has a good knowledge of Google's SEO as well.

Sally also excels in writing original node stories and monitoring Al Bawaba's social media accounts with her insights and knowledge of current trends and popular issues. She is...

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