China News Service, October 1, According to Kyodo News, a number of Japanese government officials revealed on the 1st that the possibility of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga giving up the dissolution of the House of Representatives and holding general elections in 2020 has increased.
Data map: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
On September 16, Yoshihide Suga, the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, the ruling party in Japan, was elected as the 99th Prime Minister of Japan and established a cabinet in the nominated election of the Prime Minister of the Interim Congress.
In response to the question of when to dissolve the House of Representatives and implement the general election, Yoshihide Suga said at the first press conference after taking office as prime minister that he would give priority to quelling the new crown epidemic and reviving the economy.
However, he also said, "will pay attention to time constraints and consider this issue."
According to observations, Yoshihide Suga may be cautiously discussing the timing of dissolving the House of Representatives based on the spread of the new crown epidemic and the support rate of the cabinet.