Mori applauds as controversial electoral reform bill enacted

Mori applauds as controversial electoral reform bill enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) applauds as the House of Representatives enacts a controversial bill Oct. 26 to revise the electoral system of the House of Councillors in time for the upper house election next summer. Far left is Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa. The bill was railroaded by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito and the New Conservative Party through the upper house Oct. 19 in a vote boycotted by the opposition camp. The opposition has since ended its Diet boycott.

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