In Japan, Pro-Constitution reform bloc may not be able to win necessary majority

15 July 2019
photo credit: Junpei Abe/flickr
photo credit: Junpei Abe/flickr
The ruling coalition and other forces in support of constitutional amendments may fall short of a two-thirds majority, or 164 seats, in the new House of Councilors to be elected in the triennial poll next Sunday, a Jiji Press survey suggested Sunday. Any amendment to the Constitution needs to be supported by at least two-thirds of lawmakers in both chambers of the Diet and by a majority backing in a national referendum.
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