China News Service, September 13th. According to Kyodo News, Japan’s government and the ruling party have heated up on the political agenda after the election of the president of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan: After receiving questions from representatives of the parties, it was decided to dissolve the House of Representatives and hold a general election, which is likely to be held in the first half of November.
According to reports, the term of the Japanese House of Representatives expires on October 21, and the vote counting day is customarily placed on Sunday. According to the "Public Election Law", with the general election after the term expires, the vote counting day will be November 14 at the latest. In the case of dissolution, it will be November 28.
This will be the final judgment of the new Prime Minister.
As for the convening of the interim parliament, the Japanese government is coordinating mainly on October 4, and there is a plan decided by the outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga during his term of office.
After the convening, the appointment of the prime minister, cabinet, deputy ministers, and administrative officials will take a few days. Policy speeches and representative inquiries will take about 4 days. The congressional schedule is envisaged to end in mid-October, and the general election announcement is expected to be released later.
If the general election is postponed to the second half of November, it may affect the preparation of the 2022 budget. Therefore, there are opinions that "it would be ideal to end the general election in the first half of November."
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election will be announced on September 17, and votes will be counted on the 29th.
Former government affairs investigation director Fumio Kishida, former general affairs minister Takaichi Sanae, and administrative reform minister Taro Kono have all indicated their candidacy.