Abe dissolves lower house as opposition bands together

Abe dissolves lower house as opposition bands together

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center L), along with Natsuo Yamaguchi (center R), leader of the Komeito party which makes up the ruling coalition with Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, attends a general meeting of Komeito lawmakers at the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2017, after dissolving the House of Representatives to call a general election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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