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Japan PM Abe determined to continue by calling for a snap election


Amidst the North Korean crisis and the issue of an aging population in Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided to call for a snap election next month. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was quoted saying, “I’ll demonstrate strong leadership and stand at the forefront to face a national crisis. This is my responsibility as a leader and my mission as prime minister.”

The decision to call for a snap election is regarded by many critics to be a gamble as Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is predicted to gain only 27.7 percent support as shown by a Kyodo news agency survey. However, results aren’t decided by polls and Abe’s ratings have gone up to 50 percent from 30 percent since the start of the rising tensions between Japan and North Korea. The increase in ratings are due to Abe’s formidable display of leadership in handling the crisis, which he promises to continue if he were to win the upcoming election.

The election will see Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike’s newly launched Party of Hope act as a distraction for Abe as Koike wants to change the political landscape of Japan. As the first woman to take the position of Governor of Tokyo, reports say that she might be aiming to become Japan’s first woman prime minister.

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Matthew Evan Widjaja

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-election/japans-abe-announces-snap-election-amid-worries-over-north-korea-idUSKCN1C0001

https://www.apnews.com/3c3ed479bde04bd084759330e5069878/Japan's-Abe-faces-new-challenge-as-he-calls-snap-election

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-election/japan-calls-snap-election-as-new-party-roils-outlook-idUSKCN1C23AO
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