Opposition demands early dissolution of lower house

Opposition demands early dissolution of lower house

Kansei Nakano (extreme R), acting leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, demands on Aug. 10 Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (2nd from R) dissolve the House of Representatives. In his speech to the lower house at the current extra Diet (parliament) session, Nakano said the current composition of the lower house, dominated by Obuchi's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, fails to appropriately reflect the popular will. Obuchi launched what he called his ''economic reconstruction'' cabinet July 30, giving the Finance Ministry portfolio to former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (3rd from R).

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