Second Abe Poll Win Would Jump Start Reform Drive, Aide Says
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would view a victory in next week’s election as an endorsement of his economic policies and speed up reforms that have fallen behind schedule, a top aide said in an interview.
“If we receive a mandate in this election, Prime Minister Abe will gain a great deal of power to move forward with reforms,” Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshige Seko said at the prime minister’s official residence on Dec. 5. “Where progress has been a little slow, it will mean a leap forward.”