Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. - Reuters
TOKYO (Bloomberg): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga could call a general election either at the beginning of 2021, or after the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics end in early September, according to a key political strategist.
Suga sparked renewed speculation about a swift vote by picking campaign consultant Hiroshi Miura, who specialises in election planning, as his breakfast guest the morning after he was installed as the new premier by parliament on Sept 16.
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