TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is thought increasingly likely to call a snap election, perhaps within days.
This could make it easier for Kishida to call a snap election because there are no pressing policy issues to rally voters.
Calling an election soon could shorten preparation time and keep them on the back foot.
Kishida and the LDP could come under fire for calling the election because of the lack of pressing issues.
Only 11% of voters thought an election should be held "promptly" and another 19% "within this year," according to the NHK poll.
Persons:
Fumio Kishida, Kishida, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Elaine Lies, Gerry Doyle, Chang, Ran Kim
Organizations:
Liberal Democratic Party, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, NHK, Nikkei, Japan Innovation Party, Thomson
Locations:
TOKYO, Hiroshima