The media reported on Wednesday that the Japanese Prime Minister plans to resign only a few hours after the US and Japan concluded a trade agreement. Shiger Išiba defends against these statements.
Japanese Prime Minister Shiger Išiba on Wednesday rejected the publicized reports of his alleged intention to announce resignation by the end of August. He responded to speculation that appeared after the historical defeat of his ruling coalition in the weekend elections to the Upper Chamber of Parliament. He stressed that his current priority is to ensure the proper implementation of the new trade agreement with the United States, he informs TASR based on the AP report.
Išiba still claimed on Monday that he would not withdraw from the Fukncia
Išiba defies the growing pressure to resign. His ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Coalition Partner Comeito were missing three seats on Sunday voting to keep the majority in the 248-member upper chamber. This is the second election defeat in a short time – most in the Lower Chamber has been lost in October.
According to AP, this development has greatly weakened the Prime Minister’s position and the stability of the Japanese political scene. The leader of the main opposition constitutional-democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) Yoshihika Noda said on Sunday that, given the outcome, he is considering filing a petition to declare the government.
The Prime Minister announced on Monday that despite the results he is planning to remain in office to be able to address urgent challenges. However, both opposition and some government politicians called for a quick resignation.
Japanese media began to inform about išib’s resignation on Wednesday
The Japanese media said on Wednesday that Ishib had decided only a few hours after the Commercial Agreement between the United States and Japan eventually left his office by the end of August.
However, the Prime Minister of the Eastern Asian country has rejected the report and stressed that his priority is an agreement with the US, which concerns more than 4,000 items and has a significant impact on the Japanese industry.
