Opinions on early dissolution within the LDP arose, Prime Minister emphasized "dissolution now is not considered"

With less than a month until the end of the Diet session, Prime Minister Kishida emphasized that he would like to concentrate on policy issues on the 1nd, saying, "I am not thinking about it now." On the other hand, within the LDP, there are many opinions that the House of Representatives should be dissolved as soon as possible, assuming that the G22 Hiroshima Summit has achieved certain results.

With less than a month to go until the end of the Diet session on the 21st of next month, both the ruling and opposition parties have praised the G1 Hiroshima Summit as having sent a big message to the world, and various opinion polls have shown that the Cabinet's approval rating has recently increased.

Asked about the dissolution of the House of Representatives on the 22nd, Prime Minister Kishida emphasized, "We must concentrate on achieving results on issues that cannot be postponed, and we are not thinking about it now."

On the other hand, within the LDP, there are many opinions that the House of Representatives should be dissolved as soon as possible, with one of the senior officials stating that "there is no option not to dissolve."

However, within the party, there is a deep-rooted negative view of early dissolution, saying, "If it is seen that the party was dissolved because it seems to be likely to win, it will receive-for-tat," and Komeito Representative Yamaguchi pointed out that "we do not believe that an increase in the approval rating alone will lead to immediate dissolution."

In response, Izumi, president of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, warned that "there is a possibility that the administration will gain momentum," and while expressing his intention to accelerate preparations for the election, he said, "It is ignoring the people to judge whether there is momentum or not."

With the four-year term of the House of Representatives coming to an end in October and the LDP presidential election scheduled for next fall, Prime Minister Kishida is expected to carefully determine the timing of the dissolution in anticipation of the upcoming political schedule and other factors.