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70% back Kan on nuclear power but support for Cabinet hits record low
TOKYO, July 24 Kyodo - A total of 70.3 percent expressed support for Prime Minister Naoto Kan's call for a society that does not rely on nuclear power in a telephone poll conducted over the weekend by Kyodo News, but public support for his Cabinet sank to 17.1 percent, the lowest level since it was inaugurated just over a year ago, from 23.2 percent in the previous poll.
In the survey, 66.9 percent said they want Kan to quit by the end of August when the parliamentary session ends, while the disapproval rating for the Cabinet climbed to 70.6 percent from 61.2 percent in the last poll conducted June 28 and 29.
The public was split over the decision of Kan's government to double the consumption tax rate to 10 percent by the mid-2010s, with 52.2 percent expressing support and 45.0 percent opposed, according to the poll.
The latest survey was based on replies from 1,014 respondents selected randomly by computer on Saturday and Sunday across the country, except for some areas in disaster-hit northeastern Japan.
On Kan's idea for a society without nuclear power, 31.6 percent expressed support while 38.7 percent expressed qualified support for the idea. On the renewable energy bill that aims to establish a mechanism for power companies to buy solar power at fixed tariffs, 78.2 percent expressed support, while 14.2 percent were opposed.
Support for Kan's Democratic Party of Japan, meanwhile, dropped to 14.7 percent, the lowest since the September 2009 inauguration of the DPJ government. It was down from 21.9 percent in late June. The previous low was 17.4 percent marked in late April. Support for the opposition Liberal Democratic Party rose to 25.9 percent from 22.8 percent.
On the future form of the government after Kan's departure, 51.7 percent said they want the ruling and opposition parties to collaborate depending on specific policy programs, while 30.7 percent said they want a grand coalition formed of the DPJ and the LDP.
Only 7 percent said they favor the current setup of a government led by the DPJ.
Regarding who should be the next leader of the DPJ, 21.2 percent named former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, followed by 15.8 percent who said DPJ Secretary General Katsuya Okada. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano was favored by 15.6 percent.
In the survey, 66.9 percent said they want Kan to quit by the end of August when the parliamentary session ends, while the disapproval rating for the Cabinet climbed to 70.6 percent from 61.2 percent in the last poll conducted June 28 and 29.
The public was split over the decision of Kan's government to double the consumption tax rate to 10 percent by the mid-2010s, with 52.2 percent expressing support and 45.0 percent opposed, according to the poll.
The latest survey was based on replies from 1,014 respondents selected randomly by computer on Saturday and Sunday across the country, except for some areas in disaster-hit northeastern Japan.
On Kan's idea for a society without nuclear power, 31.6 percent expressed support while 38.7 percent expressed qualified support for the idea. On the renewable energy bill that aims to establish a mechanism for power companies to buy solar power at fixed tariffs, 78.2 percent expressed support, while 14.2 percent were opposed.
Support for Kan's Democratic Party of Japan, meanwhile, dropped to 14.7 percent, the lowest since the September 2009 inauguration of the DPJ government. It was down from 21.9 percent in late June. The previous low was 17.4 percent marked in late April. Support for the opposition Liberal Democratic Party rose to 25.9 percent from 22.8 percent.
On the future form of the government after Kan's departure, 51.7 percent said they want the ruling and opposition parties to collaborate depending on specific policy programs, while 30.7 percent said they want a grand coalition formed of the DPJ and the LDP.
Only 7 percent said they favor the current setup of a government led by the DPJ.
Regarding who should be the next leader of the DPJ, 21.2 percent named former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, followed by 15.8 percent who said DPJ Secretary General Katsuya Okada. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano was favored by 15.6 percent.
