The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) and the opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPP) jointly submitted a bill Thursday to cut 31 Lower House seats, advancing a contentious electoral overhaul.All cuts would come from proportional representation seats, leaving the number of single-member districts unchanged. The three parties aim to pass the bill by Dec. 12, when the current Diet session is scheduled to end.“I hope the three parties will work together to secure the bill’s passage,” said Katsunobu Kato, senior lawmaker and head of the LDP’s task force for political system reform, during a meeting with his counterparts Thursday morning.
LDP, JIP and DPP submit Lower House seat-cut bill, driving contentious reform
Opposition parties have said that the move will give greater weight to single-member districts and make it harder for smaller parties to win seats.
In brief
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) and the opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPP) jointly submitted a bill Thursday to cut 31 Lower House seats, advancing a contentious electoral overhaul.All cuts would come from proportional representation seats, leaving the number of single-member districts unchanged. The three parties aim to pass the bill by Dec. 12, when the current Diet session is scheduled to end.“I hope the three parties will work together to secure the bill’s passage,” said Katsunobu Kato, senior lawmaker and head of the LDP’s task force for political system reform, during a meeting with his counterparts Thursday m…
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