LDP wants Lower House panel to discuss seat cuts
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed Thursday that a House of Representatives council on the electoral system include a plan to reduce the number of seats in the lower chamber of parliament in future discussions.The LDP's Keisuke Suzuki, who chairs the council, made the proposal at the panel's first meeting since February's election for the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, as the ruling coalition aims to cut the number of Lower House seats by 10%.Suzuki also said that the council should aim to consolidate opinions by next month.
