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Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso appears to be jumping before he's pushed. According to his office he's agreed with his Liberal Democratic Party and junior coalition partner that a general election will take place on the 30th of August. Mr Aso has been facing open rebellion from opponents within his party, who prefer to oust him and face the electorate under a new leader at a later date.

On Sunday the governing coalition suffered a major defeat in elections for Tokyo's Metropolitan Assembly. The local poll was widely seen as a test of national opinion. Japan has been racked by a steep recession. The Prime Minister's gaffes and apparent indecision have left him with approval ratings hovering around 20%.

If the opposition Democratic Party of Japan can take power in a general election it would be a major watershed for the country. Mr Aso's Liberal Democratic Party has governed for almost all of the past half-century. But the opposition is facing its own problems. Its leader, Yukio Hatoyama, recently had to apologise after it emerged some people named as donors were actually dead.

Roland Buerk, BBC News, Tokyo

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jumping before he's pushed
در اینجا: قبل از این که دیگران او را مجبور به کناره گیری کنند، استعفا دهد

coalition
ائتلاف

facing open rebellion
با تمرد آشکار روبروست

oust him and face the electorate
او را برکنار کرده و انتخابات برگزار کنند

a test of national opinion
محکی برای سنجش افکار ملی است

racked by a steep recession
از رکود سریع به شدت صدمه دید

gaffes
گاف ها، خبط ها

hovering
در اینجا: موافقان سیاست آقای آسو حول و حوش 20 درصدند

watershed
نقطه عطف

donors
کمک دهندگان، اعانه دهندگان