More than a thousand candidates ready for the next House of Representatives elections ,According to a survey by Jiji Press, a total of 1,011 people were preparing to run for the next House of Representatives elections.
After the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost three Lower House by-elections in April – as well as regional elections – due to a political funds scandal involving party factions, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and other opposition groups are increasingly calling for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government dissolves. House of Representatives prematurely. Opposition parties plan to increase the number of candidates they will field in early elections.
The term of office of the current Members of Parliament expires in October next year. The Prime Minister chose not to dissolve the House of Representatives during the regular parliamentary session, which effectively ended on Friday.
