Finance Minister Aso should consider early dissolution on the premise of the Tokyo Olympics-Suga Shin Cabinet-Bloomberg

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At a post-Cabinet meeting on the morning of the 15th, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso will discuss the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the general elections under the new cabinet, Yoshii Suga, which is scheduled to be launched. on the 16th, at an early stage in light of next year’s Tokyo Olympics. He expressed his opinion that it should be done.

Mr. Aso said: “Where to dissolve is extremely important in the cabinet” and “Since the Olympics are in the position where the books are placed today, they will dissolve soon. Isn’t that something we should be in? think? “

“It is said that not all cabinets are blessed in elections when they are newly elected in this way,” he said. “That’s why I will do it when I can. Anyway, my term will expire in October next year, so in that sense I was selected because I only have one year left.”

Re-election

Regarding the report of his re-election to the new cabinet, he said: “Governor Kan has told none of the current ministers to remain in the cabinet.” “Due to the nature of Governor Kan, at least I am the prime minister.” I will not ask the person before being certified. “However, the re-election said:” If they had told me, everyone would have voted for Mr. Yoshii Suga with the intention of taking over this cabinet, so I have no choice but to do so. “He said he would respond if asked.

The new Liberal Democratic Party governor Kan plans to re-elect Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso in a new cabinet to be launched after taking office on the 16th, Nihon Keizai Shimbun and others report.

At a press conference after the election of the president on the night of the 14th, Mr. Suga said: “He is the cornerstone of the cabinet, the cornerstone of the party and the government, although he has not decided whether to continue the treatment of Aso and Toshihiro Nikai. I think they are two important people in the operation. “

Mr. Aso has been Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister since the inauguration of Shinzo Abe’s second administration in December 2012. His term as Finance Minister (including the former Finance Minister) is the longest after the war, and even before the war, it is the third longest after Prime Ministers of Finance Masayoshi Matsukata and Yoshikiyo Takahashi.

(Updated by adding Mr. Aso’s comments)