Japan PM Suga says snap election before end of September "a possibility"

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday he could call a snap election before his term as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ends on Sept. 30."Of course it's a possibility," Suga said in a TV interview regarding whether he may dissolve the House of Representatives for a general election. The current four-year term of lower house members ends on Oct. 21.Suga also said opposition parties submitting a motion of no confidence in his Cabinet would be grounds for a snap election.The remarks mirrored those of LDP Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai, who had warned the oppositio…READ FULL ARTICLE