Houses of Parliament
November 21, the House of Representatives
has been dissolved. Vote of the general election has been scheduled for
December 14.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to
postpone the increase in the consumption tax from October 2015 to April 2017.
He said that it is necessary to ask whether opposition or favor in public about
this problem. Theme of the general election is going to be "assessment of
Abenomics".
Scandals of the Minister on political funds
was one after another recently. Already 2 ministers have resigned. Abe
Cabinet's support rate is decreasing. However, if the ruling party to maintain
a majority, Prime Minister Abe might be to get a long-term regime.