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Upper House Election May Take Place On July 10

JAPAN

Official campaigning for the upcoming election to Japan's House of Councillors is expected to begin on June 22, according to ruling Liberal Democratic Party executive Toshimitsu Motegi. This implies that the poll itself could take place on July 10.

  • The official made those remarks during the annual party convention, while calling for mobilisation ahead of the upper house election.
  • The poll must be held by July 25, with voters set to elect 124 of the 245 members of the House of Councillors for a term of six years.

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