Suga saw Japanese Prime Minister call fast elections after Olympics: Report | Coronavirus pandemic News

The scenario is likely to be the dissolution of parliament by Japanese leaders after the end of the Paralympics in September.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to call a quick election after the Local Olympics and Paralympics, a media report said as the country showed its determination to continue with the Games despite struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government is considering a new package of economic stimulus ahead of the upcoming elections, Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on Thursday, citing several unnamed party executives.

Suga on Wednesday agreed with his ruling coalition member that the head should not extend the current parliamentary session until the end of June 16, the media reported.

That means Japan will no longer have to complete an additional budget and save nearly 4 trillion Japanese yen ($ 36.50 million) to pay for the immediate costs of dealing with the pandemic, Asahi said.

“Obviously we need an additional budget, but parliament is closing so we don’t have time to get over it,” Shoji Nishida, a member of the ruling party, told Reuters news agency last week.

“But there should be discussion within the party to complete another stimulus package and an additional budget,” he said.

Government officials were not immediately available to comment on the Asahi report.

Snake support

Suga said he will be responsible for tackling the pandemic and that Japan will move forward with the games according to strict rules to protect people from the virus.

Slow distribution of vaccines and public opposition to the organization of the Games have led to a plunge in Suga’s support scores, and increased uncertainty about the administration’s fate.

When the Tokyo Olympics begin on July 23, it is likely that the Suga parliament will disband the Paralympic Games, which end on September 5 and call a speedy election, Asahi said.

Meanwhile, the country continues to push for the deployment of COVID-19, which has forced it to do so extending the state of emergency In many places in Japan.

As of Thursday, the country had reported more than 750,000 cases and more than 13,100 deaths, especially in Osaka.

According to the Osaka prefectural government, the spread increased Alpha variant this was first created in the UK, and other mutated strains of the virus.