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DPJ, opposition parties pave way for Kan's resignation
TOKYO, Aug. 11 Kyodo - Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Democratic Party of Japan and the two largest opposition parties on Thursday agreed to pass a somewhat revised bill by Aug. 26 to promote the use of renewable energy, paving the way for the DPJ to pick a new leader shortly afterward.
Also Thursday, the House of Representatives approved a bill to allow the government to issue deficit-covering bonds in fiscal 2011. Diet passage of the two bills are the remaining conditions set by Kan for his resignation.
The DPJ leadership is seeking to hold the party's presidential election on Aug. 28 to choose Kan's successor. Some DPJ lawmakers said Kan could announce his resignation on Aug. 26.
''I will make utmost efforts to ensure the transition to a new administration as soon as possible,'' DPJ Secretary General Katsuya Okada said at a news conference.
The bill on deficit-financing bond issuance could be enacted on Aug. 24 after securing approval in the House of Councillors, which is controlled by the Liberal Democratic Party and other opposition parties. It is needed to secure around 40 percent of the revenue planned in the annual budget for the fiscal year, which began in April.
Earlier this month, the DPJ laid the groundwork for Diet passage of the two bills by promising the LDP and its smaller opposition ally, the New Komeito party, to review many of the major policies pledged by the DPJ in the 2009 general election.
Also Thursday, the House of Representatives approved a bill to allow the government to issue deficit-covering bonds in fiscal 2011. Diet passage of the two bills are the remaining conditions set by Kan for his resignation.
The DPJ leadership is seeking to hold the party's presidential election on Aug. 28 to choose Kan's successor. Some DPJ lawmakers said Kan could announce his resignation on Aug. 26.
''I will make utmost efforts to ensure the transition to a new administration as soon as possible,'' DPJ Secretary General Katsuya Okada said at a news conference.
The bill on deficit-financing bond issuance could be enacted on Aug. 24 after securing approval in the House of Councillors, which is controlled by the Liberal Democratic Party and other opposition parties. It is needed to secure around 40 percent of the revenue planned in the annual budget for the fiscal year, which began in April.
Earlier this month, the DPJ laid the groundwork for Diet passage of the two bills by promising the LDP and its smaller opposition ally, the New Komeito party, to review many of the major policies pledged by the DPJ in the 2009 general election.
