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▼ Abe Reelected PM, Retains All Ministers
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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Shinzo Abe, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, was reelected prime minister by both chambers of the Diet at plenary meetings Wednesday, when a special Diet session opened following the Oct. 22 general election.
Abe decided to retain all Cabinet ministers he appointed three months ago. His new Cabinet will be launched later in the day, following an Imperial investiture ceremony for him and an attestation ceremony for the ministers at the Imperial Palace.
“We will produce results, with a deep sense of responsibility and mission,” Abe told a party meeting prior to the Diet meetings.
In the vote by the 465-seat House of Representatives, Abe was supported by 312 lower house members. Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan chief Yukio Edano came next with 60 votes, followed by Shu Watanabe of Kibo no To (Party of Hope) with 51 votes and Democratic Party leader Kohei Otsuka with 16 votes. Among other lower house members, Japanese Communist Party head Kazuo Shii earned 12 votes.
In the 242-seat House of Councillors, Abe won 151 votes, followed by Otsuka with 48 votes and Shii with 14 votes. Among other upper house lawmakers, Edano garnered nine votes and Watanabe three votes.
Before the votes, Tadamori Oshima of the LDP was reelected speaker of the powerful lower chamber of the Diet. Hirotaka Akamatsu of the CDPJ, which became the chamber’s top opposition group in the general election, was picked as vice speaker.
Earlier on Wednesday, representatives of the ruling and opposition camps agreed that the special Diet session will run for 39 days until Dec. 9. The ruling bloc earlier planned to hold the session only for eight days and extend it as necessary. The agreement reflected the ruling bloc’s eagerness to avert claims of arrogance against the administration, which was criticized for rough handling of Diet affairs.
The opposition camp, meanwhile, is demanding testimony by sworn witnesses on the Abe administration’s alleged favoritism for school operators, the Moritomo Gakuen, once linked to Abe’s wife, Akie, and the Kake Educational Institution, whose head is a friend of the prime minister.
The ruling bloc plans to schedule a policy speech by Abe for Nov. 17, after his visit to Vietnam and the Philippines.
Abe decided to retain all Cabinet ministers he appointed three months ago. His new Cabinet will be launched later in the day, following an Imperial investiture ceremony for him and an attestation ceremony for the ministers at the Imperial Palace.
“We will produce results, with a deep sense of responsibility and mission,” Abe told a party meeting prior to the Diet meetings.
In the vote by the 465-seat House of Representatives, Abe was supported by 312 lower house members. Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan chief Yukio Edano came next with 60 votes, followed by Shu Watanabe of Kibo no To (Party of Hope) with 51 votes and Democratic Party leader Kohei Otsuka with 16 votes. Among other lower house members, Japanese Communist Party head Kazuo Shii earned 12 votes.
In the 242-seat House of Councillors, Abe won 151 votes, followed by Otsuka with 48 votes and Shii with 14 votes. Among other upper house lawmakers, Edano garnered nine votes and Watanabe three votes.
Before the votes, Tadamori Oshima of the LDP was reelected speaker of the powerful lower chamber of the Diet. Hirotaka Akamatsu of the CDPJ, which became the chamber’s top opposition group in the general election, was picked as vice speaker.
Earlier on Wednesday, representatives of the ruling and opposition camps agreed that the special Diet session will run for 39 days until Dec. 9. The ruling bloc earlier planned to hold the session only for eight days and extend it as necessary. The agreement reflected the ruling bloc’s eagerness to avert claims of arrogance against the administration, which was criticized for rough handling of Diet affairs.
The opposition camp, meanwhile, is demanding testimony by sworn witnesses on the Abe administration’s alleged favoritism for school operators, the Moritomo Gakuen, once linked to Abe’s wife, Akie, and the Kake Educational Institution, whose head is a friend of the prime minister.
The ruling bloc plans to schedule a policy speech by Abe for Nov. 17, after his visit to Vietnam and the Philippines.
- November 2, 2017
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