While pro-reform forces now comprise the two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament necessary needed for an amendment to the constitution to be formally proposed, the political and publicly divisive issue will also need the majority backing in a national referendum.
Speculations have been rising that Abe is likely to kick off a referendum by the end of next year's ordinary legislative session, which usually convenes in January, according to local reports.
Abe's goal of constitutional reform, however, has been opposed by the majority of Japanese people according to previous polls, and by opposition forces that are gearing up to block the prime minister's such efforts.
Meanwhile, Abe is also expected to face further grilling by the realigning opposition parties regarding his economic policies as well as cronyism scandals implicating him at a special parliamentary session that convened on Nov. 1 and is expected to last until Dec. 9.
Yukio Edano, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ), said after Abe's reelection, the number of seats in the Diet might not necessarily reflect the true minds of the people and that the CDPJ will cooperate with forces both inside and outside the Diet.
Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, said the election victory of the ruling camp did not mean that the ruling camp had won trust from the people but was largely due to the problematic electoral system.
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