
“Takaichi’s snap election is a ‘dark trick’ to avoid being investigated in the Diet about ties to the Unification Church and corporate donations…While the saying ‘strike while the iron is hot’ is true, a third national election in one year and four months is simply too much.”
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/99d966a77599c99b8a410e5c79870665d334e0a7
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It also affects the amount of people that can vote. Many students during finals time and places with bad weather won’t get to vote. If she was as popular as the polls show she wouldn’t do the election at the time she wants to do it.
I hope it backfires and the LDP loses the majority.
After all, people will realise in a few months that the economy is deteriorating and prices are rising. Online hype doesn’t change real-world outcomes. Before that, Takaichi has to convert her current popularity into tangible political power.