Opposition moves to remove Okamura as Speaker

The opposition parties have submitted a motion to remove SPD leader Tomio Okamura from his post as Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies. Representatives of all five parties said Tuesday that it was signed by all opposition lawmakers. The motion is a response to Okamura’s anti-Ukrainian remarks from earlier this year. It is unlikely to succeed, given the governing coalition’s majority of 108 votes in the lower house of parliament.