The polls close in japan as the Prime Minister shinzo up a six to become the countrys longest serving leader since World War Two. Hello again im peter dhabi youre watching aljazeera lifeline headquarters here in doha also coming up past. The people cannot accept this attack but standing their ground hundreds of thousands of catalans protest against spains move to take control of the regional government. The u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson in saudi arabia in a second bid to end the gulf crisis without high hopes of a breakthrough. And we investigate what the turkey was the target of the massive bomb attack in somalia. The polls have just closed in japans snap general election people across the country braved the typhoon to vote in the poll which Prime Minister shinzo of a called a year earlier than had been expected he faces opposition from form a government spokesman and pacifist candidate. Obvious seeking a fresh mandate for his agenda including socalled abba nomics in his trad
Conditions the public has been encouraged to vote early and i have already about fifteen percent have been to the polls before the official election day firstly its protectionist that this election may see a higher voter turnout by mid afternoon heavy rain city in which flooding in some areas organize as predicted the lowest voter turnout for the third consecutive lower house elections. Are basic you is a two thirds majority that will deliver him the mandate to reform the pacifist constitution and allow japans forces to play a more active role the issue has divided Voter Opinion on the moment i support a constitutional change i want him to go right ahead with it and. I hope there wont be any wars because i have a baby although things are very different from the past im still worried. At a time of regional uncertainty and escalating tensions with north korea opinion polls indicate voters choosing stability this time around. And his ruling party a third term in power sarah clarke aljazee
Hello im adrian from again this is the news hour live from aljazeera headquarters in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes a successful gamble as exit polls indicate a clear victory. In japans snap election. U. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is in saudi arabia in a second bid to end the gulf crisis without high hopes of a breakthrough. Its obvious rich northern regions feel short changed by the governments economic policies and now theyre fighting back. For the Houston Astros have booked their tickets to l. A. They beat the new york to reach their first world series in two thousand and five for their face the dodgers begin. So we begin this news in japan where exit polls suggest the Prime Minister shinzo ruling bloc is headed for a big when voters braved a typhoon to cast their ballots in the polls are they called it a year earlier than expected and was asking for a clear mandrake mandate as the country faces challenges from an aging population and a sluggish economy at home an
Because there was a larger issue in which i think its becoming more like the context for the gulf crisis and that the issue of containing iran and more specifically the future relations between iraq and saudi arabia and that was the focus of secretary televisions visit to the region its not obligatory yard because its very important following the trump speech against iran on the occasion of a certification or decide to pick a sheen of the nuclear deal that the United States doesnt follow up in the region in order to create the kind of alliances and coalitions both in the middle east in europe and internationally against iran and for that the main corner store in issue here was a new relationship or a renewed relationship between baghdad and riyadh so for secretary teller certain to contain iran and to fight terrorism you need to improve relations between Prime Minister our buddy who will be up for rerun in may twelfth two thousand and eighteen and saudi arabia as well as resolving the
This is al jazeera. Im adrian from again this is the news live from aljazeera headquarters in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. Until polls close in japans Prime Minister. To become the countrys longest serving leader since world war two. People this attack standing their ground hundreds of thousands of catalans protest against spains move to take control of the regions government. And u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is in saudi arabia for another bid to end the blockade against cattle. For the. Yankees their first world series. And. People in japan have braved the typhoon to vote in a snap general election Prime Minister shinzo called for the vote a year earlier than expected he faces opposition from former government spokesman and pacifist kind of that. Seeking a fresh mandate for his agenda including makes it his trade policy and aims to revive japans declining economy the stock market stands at a twenty one year high but its benefits of been felt outside major cities