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Suga faces tricky call on snap election

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The last thing he needs is the people having a say, even with the squewed gerrymandering system in place, he is not showing much confidence.

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Suga is one the the ultimate political operators here in LDP politics it seems. Last night on the NHK news they were "introducing" the members of his expected to be named cabinet.

He is smart enough to keep a number of current members in their positions, and has moved a potential thorn, Kono, to a different post, and has included members from within different factions of the LDP as well, including one from the "Ishiba" faction.

He has included a number of members who have prior experience in cabinet/ministerial positions, and will be able to hit the ground running.

Now what matters is how he will put his personal stamp on this administration, or will he be "Abe-light"

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If this is a vexing problem, I hope he doesn’t have to face anything more serious like a world-wide pandemic and economic downturn, and increasing nationalism throughout the world, plus a Japanese economy heading for the toilet.

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Like I said in another thread to HELL with an early snap election!

This is what MUST happen given the current circumstances:

Election Sept or Oct 2021 after the Olympics (yeah right!)

If virus situation is still bad postpone for 6months

THERE DONE!!! A snap election now is more than just wasting more tax payers $$$$ & time, it could get people sick or even KILLED!!!

Youre welcome!!!!

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plus side for him, the opposition is totally unorganized.

plus side for him, only stanch party members will vote due to the pandemic.

negative side for us, more economic decline and SARS-CoV-2 spreading out of polling stations throughout the entire nation.

waiting a year will hopefully be when the virus is contained.

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He doesn't face a tricky question if he calls a snap election now he is out and the new alliance recently formed is in. He stands a better chance waiting until early next year and if he gets Corona vaccine distribution right and can boost the economy at that time then he can call himself Japan's saviour of the pandemic and that is when he will call a snap election

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Snap election aside, Suga-led Japan would not follow Trump’s strategy?

It must be too early to predict or assess what new Japanese leader Suga would do to Sino-Japan relationship. He could well go for some drastic diplomatic measures. 

He may likely to pull a neutral stance on China-US decoupling, or he may be more likely to follow his predecessors to support US on practically every international issue. Just wait and see..

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