As soon as the PM wants to call one, I think. Elections have to be held at least once every four years, but I'm not aware of a "cooling off" period or lower bound. Would most likely be called as soon as there's an inevitable crisis (e.g. inability to pass a budget).
I guess the other obvious question is, when can new elections be called?
As soon as the PM wants to call one, I think. Elections have to be held at least once every four years, but I'm not aware of a "cooling off" period or lower bound. Would most likely be called as soon as there's an inevitable crisis (e.g. inability to pass a budget).
Start the clock: “Can Shigeru Ishiba outlast this daikon?”
Ishiba needs to resign within the next 27 days to go down as the shortest-serving Prime Minister in Japanese history.
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