Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Monday rebuffed renewed opposition demands in the Diet that he call a Lower House election and criticism that his administration has not pursued policies that benefit the public.
The latest call came from Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama as he kicked off debate in a Lower House plenary session over the policy speech Fukuda made Friday to open the Diet session.
Fukuda offered nothing specific about an election except that he would consider how a poll could be held without disrupting the economy.
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