Japan’s Suga Denies Reports He’ll Dissolve Parliament Soon
- Media had said Suga would delay ruling party leadership vote
- Japan is reeling from worst-yet wave of Covid-19 cases
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga denied he was planning to dissolve parliament in mid-September after media reports said he would make the move to set a path leading to an Oct. 17 general election.
The Mainichi and Yomiuri newspapers had also cited unidentified administration officials as saying Suga would delay a leadership vote in his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, now set for Sept. 29, until after the general election.