Breaking News: Censure motion submitted today at the Upper House, the Diet (Japan's National Legislature) against Prime Minister Noda has just been approved. 129 for the motion and 91 against the motion. Although passed, it has no legal effect on prime ministership held by Noda. However, it has demonstrated to Noda that the elected parliament no longer has confidence in his leadership. On July 14, 2009, then Prime Minister Aso faced the same plight and dissolved the Lower House 7 days later.
Tetsuya Watanabe, Novelist, Economic Critic 渡邉哲也 代表戸締役@daitojimari
With the passage of the censure motion against PM Noda at the Upper House, no matter what they discuss at the Lower House, no bills will be approved at the Diet, thereby practically closing the current session. By October, they run out of appropriations. Logically PM has to either dissolve the Lower House or to decide on resignation of Cabinet en masse.
問責可決で参議院は事実上閉会状態に、衆議院で何を議論しても、法案が通らないから意味がない。野田さんが総理でいる限り、国会は何もできない。さらに、10月には予算枯渇が起きるので、理論上、解散か総辞職しかない。
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