OPPOSITION BOYCOTT
(N.Z.P. A. -Reuter—Copyright) TOKYO, Dec. 20. The Japanese Parliament ended its supplementary budget session today, the first in the country’s history to have been boycotted by the entire Opposition. The 108 Opposition members stayed away in protest against the Government’s refusal to give priority to a debate on alleged ministerial involvement in recent corruption cases. They had tried to force the Prime Minister (Mr Eisaku Sato) to dissolve the House and call general elections, which are not due until next November.
Although the boycotted session passed bills approving expenditure, interest centred on how long the Prime Minister would be able to hold out before dissolving the House. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party secretary, Mr Takeo, Fukuda, said Mr Sato would refer to dissolution in a policy speech in a few days.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31249, 22 December 1966, Page 13
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