US EditionAs Ishiba Steps Down, Japan Will Get Yet Another New Prime Minister
Shigeru Ishiba resigned after months of political pressure and LDP electoral losses, triggering a leadership election with candidates aiming to restore party unity and public trust.
- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bowed to internal pressure and said he would resign soon after the Liberal Democratic Party holds a leadership election, announced in a news conference on Sunday.
- Mounting electoral losses and scandals prompted weeks of internal pressure after the LDP's lower-house majority loss and July upper-house defeat, while revealed ties to the Unification Church and a slush-fund scandal angered party heavyweights and senior figures.
- Among declared and prospective candidates, Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi lead polls neck-and-neck at 19.3%, with Toshimitsu Motegi first declared; candidates must have 20 Diet backers to run.
- The resignation deepens uncertainty as Ishiba said he timed his departure to avoid a political vacuum during trade talks with the United States, plunging Japan back into instability and risking the Liberal Democratic Party's decline without renewed public trust.
- The LDP has scheduled an Emergency Leadership Race set to end on October 4, 2025, and major programs like the India-Japan Human Resource Exchange Action Plan will continue during the transition.
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The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan is preparing for a special election in October to replace outgoing Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, who announced his resignation after less than a year in office on Sunday. The post Japan May Elect Youngest-Ever or First Woman Prime Minister After Shock Resignation appeared first on Breitbart.
Why did Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resign? And who might replace him?
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has bowed to weeks of pressure from within his party and announced his resignation, less than a year after taking office. His departure plunges Japan back into political uncertainty, reviving fears of a return to the revolving-door prime ministers who dominated the 1990s and late 2000s, before Shinzo Abe restored stability in 2012. Whoever succeeds him must not only steady the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)…
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