Sanseito aims to win about 40 seats in the next election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japan's parliament, its leader, Sohei Kamiya, said Tuesday, following the party's big win in Sunday's House of Councillors election.
Japan Lower House members' average assets hit record low
MONDAY, APRIL 07, 2025
The average amount of assets held by the 465 members of Japan's House of Representatives fell to a record low of 26.69 million yen, a Jiji Press tally showed Monday.
United Thai Nation joins Pheu Thai-led coalition to ensure majority in lower House
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2023
The Pheu Thai Party bolstered its coalition by joining hands with its former foe, the United Thai Nation, the party of outgoing Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Sergio Mattarella re-elected as Italy's president with wide majority
SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2022
Italian President Sergio Mattarella was elected to a second term, Lower House Speaker Roberto Fico announced late Saturday, after the parliament gathered in a joint session and concluded its eighth round of voting.
Ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Fumio Kishida intends to dissolve the House of Representatives on Oct. 14 after taking office as prime minister at an extraordinary Diet session to be convened on Monday, according to sources.
Unofficial results show Pheu Thai a winner in Lower House
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019
The Election Commission (EC) has just announced the official tally for constituency MPs, showing that Pheu Thai Party has won 137 of the 350 seats on offer.
THE ELECTION Commissioner yesterday suggested the Lower House selecting the prime minister from political parties’ lists of PM candidates was the best chance to avoid Parliament’s dissolution and the high cost of a staging a re-election.