Ito Mayor Maki Takubo dissolved the municipal assembly of the city in Shizuoka Prefecture on Wednesday after it passed a no-confidence motion against her in the wake of allegations she had falsified her academic record.
Under a provision in the local autonomy law, the mayor had 10 days to decide whether to resign or dissolve the assembly. As the no-confidence motion was passed Sept. 1, the deadline for her decision was Thursday of this week.
If a fresh no-confidence motion is passed following a municipal assembly election — set to take place within 40 days after the dissolution — Takubo will lose her post.
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