Abe dissolves lower house as opposition bands together

Abe dissolves lower house as opposition bands together

Seiji Maehara, leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party, attends a meeting of party lawmakers at the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2017, before the House of Representatives is dissolved to call a general election. Maehara put forward a plan the same day that will effectively see the party merge with "Kibo no To" (Party of Hope), a new party set up by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, to mount a united challenge to the ruling coalition nationwide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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