Mr Abe hopes to capitalise on a weak and fractured Opposition to sweep back into power.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, 'if North Korea continues to walk down this path, it has no bright future. We must make North Korea understand this.' (Photo: AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday called a snap election, seeking a fresh term at the helm of the world’s third-largest economy as tensions with nearby North Korea reach fever-pitch.
Mr Abe hopes to capitalise on a weak and fractured Opposition to sweep back into power, as polls show him regaining ground after a series of scandals. “I will dissolve the House of Representatives on September 28,” he told reporters, a precursor to a general election.
Surveys suggest voters approve of nationalist Mr Abe’s hardline stance on North Korea, which fired two missiles over the country in the space of a month and has threatened to “sink” Japan.
( Source : AFP )
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