The most likely scenario is that the Japanese leader dissolves the parliament after the Paralympic Games in September.

According to media reports, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may hold general elections ahead of schedule after the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which shows that although the country is working hard to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, he is still determined to advance the Olympics.

The Asahi Shimbun quoted several unnamed executives of the ruling party as saying that the government is considering formulating a new economic stimulus plan ahead of the expected early election.

According to media reports, Suga Yoshihide and the leaders of his ruling coalition partners reached an agreement on Wednesday not to extend the time of the current parliamentary session when the current parliamentary session ends on June 16.

Asahi said this means that Japan will temporarily abandon the preparation of a supplementary budget and use the remaining nearly 4 trillion yen (36.5 billion U.S. dollars) in reserves to pay for immediate expenditures to fight the pandemic.

“It is clear that we need an additional budget, but the parliament is closing, so we don’t have time to pass it,” the ruling party lawmaker Masaji Nishida told Reuters last week.

“But the party should debate the preparation of another stimulus plan and additional budget,” he said.

Government officials were not immediately contacted to comment on the Asahi report.

Great support for Suga

Yoshihide Suga said that he will focus on responding to the pandemic and Japan will continue to host the Olympic Games under strict rules to protect people from the virus.

The slow distribution of vaccines and the public’s strong opposition to hosting the Olympics caused Suga’s approval rating to plummet, adding to uncertainty about the fate of his government.

Asahi said that as the Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23, Yoshihide Suga is most likely to dissolve the parliament and hold elections early after the Paralympics ends on September 5.

At the same time, the country continues to work hard to deal with the spread of COVID-19, which has forced Prolong the state of emergency In many places in Japan.

As of Thursday, the country has reported more than 750,000 cases and more than 13,100 deaths, with Osaka being particularly hit.

According to the Osaka Prefecture Government, Alpha variant The virus that first appeared in the UK, as well as other mutated virus strains.