The ruling bloc told an opposition meeting of the lower house special committee on political reform it will submit a bill cutting 31 proportional representation seats within the week, and asked for debate to begin promptly.
The proposal came at a meeting of the committee's directors, where the ruling side explained its plan to file the bill and sought swift deliberations, NHK reported. The two sides discussed how to proceed.
Cabinet approval
The Liberal Democratic Party approved the bill at a meeting of its general council and aims to submit it to the Diet within the week. The cut would fall on proportional representation districts, leaving the harder questions of how members are elected untouched.
Cutting seats is the reform on which the parties can most easily agree. Redrawing the electoral system itself is not part of the bill.