Will the Japanese give Shinzo Abe a chance?
It’s a vote that will be a referendum on the Prime Minister’s economic policies.
Shinzo Abe called snap elections last month, hoping to have a stronger mandate to go ahead with his economic agenda, also known as Abenomics.
He has pledged to revive the economy with a mix of loose monetary policy, government spending and reforms, while moving ahead with plans to rein in Japan’s massive public debt.
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Abe strongly believes that Abenomics will be successful, insisting it is the only way out.
But will Japanese voters back him in Sunday’s poll? Is Abenomics able to help their economy? And why did Abe called snap elections in the first place?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests
Sean Curtin, Fellow at Glocom, the center for global communications at the international univeristy of Japan.
Tobias Harris, Associate at Teneo Intelligence and independent analyst of Japanese politics.
Published On 13 Dec 2014