Possible general election in focus after LDP by-election wins

Possible general election in focus after LDP by-election wins

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) attends a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party executives in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2016. While the government's top spokesman welcomed the previous day's lower house by-election wins by candidates aligned with the LDP, statements by ruling and opposition lawmakers have suggested Abe could be considering a general election in early 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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