Japan PM Abe’s coalition on track to win solid majority in election: media 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s coalition is on track to win a solid majority in a July 21 upper house election, and his dream of revising the pacifist constitution could still be alive if enough allies also win, a survey showed on Saturday. Other surveys, including those taken by the Asahi and Sankei newspapers, also showed Abe’s coalition parties with a good chance of winning a majority of the seats up for re-election. Upper house elections are held every three years, with members’ terms running for six years. Media reports said pro-revision forces needed to win 85 of the seats being contested to have a two-thirds majority.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 06, 2019 03:56 UTC