The Nikkei this morning, saying "Japanese political circles are abuzz" over whether PM Abe will call a snap election this year.
The paper points out:
- Abe did so in November 2014, just under two years after his return to office and well before the end of Diet members' four-year terms
The piece outlines what might be motivating Abe; on timing it suggest:
- could come in conjunction with two October 22 by-elections
- Or afterward, toward the end of the year, if the LDP wins those races