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Voters cast their ballots for an Upper House by-election in the city of Nagano on Sunday. | KYODO
KYODO Apr 25, 2021
Voting began Sunday for three vacant seats in the Diet, with the outcomes possibly impacting Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s leadership status and the timing of a general election that must be held by fall.
The elections for Upper House seats in Hiroshima and Nagano constituencies and a Lower House seat in Hokkaido are the first national contests since Suga took office last September.
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