After the bad result in the elections that left his coalition without legislative majority, Shigeru Ishiba (PLD) plans to announce his resignation soon in the face of the poor electoral result
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation soon after the poor electoral result that left his coalition without legislative majority, the Japanese press said. According to the newspapers Yomiuri and Mainichi, Ishiba informed the allies about the intention to resign, after the announcement on Wednesday (23) of a trade agreement between e . Last Sunday’s election to the Senate was disastrous for the Democratic Liberal Party (PLD, Centro-Law) of Ishiba, which rules the country almost uninterrupted since 1955.
Isibiba intends to leave office until the end of August, according to the newspaper Mainichi. The Yomiuri newspaper reported that it should announce the resignation in July, but did not reveal until when it would remain in office. The two newspapers and other publications reported that, within the PLD, they increased requests from the departure of Ishiba, 68, after Sunday’s election results.
The party also lost the majority in the Baixa Chamber in an election in October last year. The head of government, a former defense minister, came to power in September 2024 with the promise of “creating a new Japan.” But the inflation that the country has faced from the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 generated discontent between the population, particularly at high rice prices, an indispensable item in the feeding of the Japanese. The PLD was also shaken by a financing scandal.
*With information from AFP
