Japan upper house vote to set ruling bloc's power

TOKYO (AP) ? Japanese voters are chosing lawmakers for the upper house of parliament in an election expected to give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition a strong mandate.

A victory Sunday would give Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and partner New Komeito control of both chambers of parliament ? an elusive goal for the government in recent years.

That would make it easier for Abe to deliver on reforms needed to cope with a rapidly graying population and bulging national debt. It also might give him the power to push through his party's nationalist agenda.

Abe says his first priority is sustaining a nascent economic recovery. Since taking office after the Liberal Democrats won a lower house election in December, the ailing economy has improved under aggressive monetary and fiscal stimulus.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/japan-upper-house-vote-set-ruling-blocs-power-020541307.html

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