TOKYO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday ruled out the possibility of a Cabinet reshuffle before the upper house election in this summer.

    Abe said he has no intention to reshuffle the Cabinet and the parliament's summer election, which is a test of the current administration, will be held under the current Cabinet, he was quoted as telling an NHK program.

    There has been speculation recently about a Cabinet reshuffle as Abe's approval rate decreased partially due to a series of accounting scandals involving several of his Cabinet members.