Abe wants end to 'twisted parliament'
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June 27, 2013, Thursday
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JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday his ruling party must win next month's upper house elections to ensure a stable future for Japan after years of indecisive politics hampered by a divided parliament.
Abe said his economic policies, which include monetary easing and higher public spending, have totally changed Japan's mood since he took office six months ago following the Liberal Democratic Party's sweeping election victory in the more powerful lower house.
The policies, dubbed "Abenomics," have raised share prices and boosted hopes for a sustained recovery.
"Let's bring an end to the twisted parliament through the upcoming upper house elections, and break new ground for Japan's future under a stable government. Let's make a proud Japan," Abe said to mark the end of the parliamentary session.
The opposition's control of the upper house, where half the 242 seats will be up for grabs in elections planned for July 21, has made it hard for the ruling party to pass legislation. Abe noted that a power reform bill and other bills had been voted down in the upper house, which he called "regrettable."
"The twisted parliament causes indecisive and running astray politics," he said.
If the LDP can win the upper house, it could control both houses of parliament for the next three years.
Abe said that strengthening the economy would remain his main policy goal over the next three years, but he warned it would be difficult to get Japan out of deflation that has dragged on growth for years.
Abe said his economic policies, which include monetary easing and higher public spending, have totally changed Japan's mood since he took office six months ago following the Liberal Democratic Party's sweeping election victory in the more powerful lower house.
The policies, dubbed "Abenomics," have raised share prices and boosted hopes for a sustained recovery.
"Let's bring an end to the twisted parliament through the upcoming upper house elections, and break new ground for Japan's future under a stable government. Let's make a proud Japan," Abe said to mark the end of the parliamentary session.
The opposition's control of the upper house, where half the 242 seats will be up for grabs in elections planned for July 21, has made it hard for the ruling party to pass legislation. Abe noted that a power reform bill and other bills had been voted down in the upper house, which he called "regrettable."
"The twisted parliament causes indecisive and running astray politics," he said.
If the LDP can win the upper house, it could control both houses of parliament for the next three years.
Abe said that strengthening the economy would remain his main policy goal over the next three years, but he warned it would be difficult to get Japan out of deflation that has dragged on growth for years.
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