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Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met with former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for about 45 minutes on the 29th. The apparent reason is that the Prime Minister, who visited the United States on April 8 and is attending a summit meeting with President Biden, he exchanged views with Abe, who had a strong relationship with former President Trump. Ingrained opinion that he consulted on the moment of the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the general elections. The meaningful conversations of the two people are speculative only when the prime minister’s dissolution strategy is in question, be it an early dissolution or a forced dissolution near the end of his term.
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Prime Minister Suga visited Mr. Abe’s office in the members office building on the 29th and had a talk of about 45 minutes. The Suga-Abe talks have been taking place since October last year, immediately after the Prime Minister took office. After the meeting, the prime minister told reporters: “Last week, the budget was approved (Fiscal Year 21) and I will visit the United States next month. I met with former Prime Minister Abe, who had been in I was in power for eight years, and I exchanged views on internal affairs and diplomacy. It was very significant. “
The prime minister is expected to visit Washington on April 8 and become the first leader to meet face-to-face with President Biden. It appears the visit was made at this milestone to seek advice from Abe, who had a close relationship with former President Trump, on how to build relationships with the US side.
On the other hand, there is an opinion that “there may be another purpose in the stomach” (ruling party official). The prime minister did not respond to the question of whether he exchanged views during the dissolution of the lower house and the fall general elections.
As for the timing of the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the general elections, there is a “theory of early dissolution” within the PLD that the prime minister can decide to dissolve at the end of April. On the other hand, there is also the view that it will not be able to dissolve for the time being due to the re-spread of the new coronavirus infection, and will be “pushed to dissolve” before the deadline expires. This is the first time the prime minister has decided when the House of Representatives will be dissolved. It’s no wonder that various speculations arise just from the meeting with Abe, who has survived many national elections.
Abe is known for his unique political affairs, and he also defeated the opposition in two lower house elections during his tenure as prime minister, resulting in a long-term administration of 7 years and 8 months. In November of last year, after his retirement, he told a meeting that “I would be disbanded in January of next year,” and he once went on the airwaves.
Liberal Democratic Party officials analyzed today’s meeting as “It is important for the prime minister to show a meeting with Mr. Abe, who was on political affairs. Both the ruling party and the opposition will be more nervous.” dissolution at month-end → May election “has started to flow. It takes 30 days and a half a year until the prime minister’s term as chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party expires. Will the talks influence the prime minister’s dissolution strategy?
▼ Main political dates in the future
▽ April 8 Prime Minister Suga visits the United States. Japan-United States Summit Meeting on Day 9
▽ Late the same? Start vaccination for the elderly
▽ April 25, by-elections of the House of Councilors 2 and counting of the re-election of the Hiroshima House of Councilors
▽ The end of the ordinary meeting of Congress on June 16
▽ July 4 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election Ballot Count
▽ The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on the 23rd
▽ August 24, Tokyo Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony
▽ At the end of September the term of the prime minister as president of the Liberal Party expires
▽ October 21 Term of a member of the House of Representatives ends
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