As the law necessitates a general election within thirty days, it has been decided to hol! the election on February 20. The law also rely special session within five months and this, it is expected, will be held in April or May.
As the dissolution eae before the Budget had been passed, the current fiscal year's Budget will automatical-be re-cnforeei. Consequently the spe-ial session will probably be very brief, merely passing the Coronation estimates.
Though the Government's mai platform is transfer of the land tax, no real issue exists between the two parties.
Particular interest is attached to the coming election as it will be the first under universal manhood suffrage, whereby 10,000,000 new voters will ballot, also because the Farmer-Labour Party enters a national election for the first tine, although it is expected to gain only a few seats.
The expenses of the candidates are variously estimated at from Yen 30,000,000 to Yen. 50,000,000.
The dissolution and election, while not especially pleasing to business men owing to the interference with economic readjustments, are not expected seriously to affect the money market or trade—Reuter.
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