TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved the lower house of parliament on Wednesday for a snap election on Oct. 27 as he seeks to win a mandate for his new government despite withering public support for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the wake of a damaging political fundraising scandal.
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Japan's Ishiba dissolves parliament's lower house for snap election
New leader faces challenge keeping seats after ruling party political funds scandal
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, standing at far right in the first row, and members of his cabinet watch as Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers raise their hands and cheer after the dissolution of the lower house of Japan's parliament was announced on Oct. 9 in Tokyo. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
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