US EditionCriticism of Japan PM Ishiba Mounts as Allies Join Calls for Snap LDP Race
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Criticism of Ishiba mounts as allies join calls for snap LDP race
Criticism grew Saturday of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, even from his allies, as he vowed to stay on despite a crushing setback in July's national election, raising the likelihood of his Liberal Democratic Party holding a snap leadership race. A deputy of Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, a close ally of…
Criticism of Japan PM Ishiba mounts as allies join calls for snap LDP race
Criticism grew Saturday of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, even from his allies, as he vowed to stay on despite a crushing setback in July's national election, raising the likelihood of his Liberal Democratic Party holding a snap leadership race.
[Yomiuri Shimbun] In a survey of Diet members and prefectural federations conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun regarding whether or not to hold an extraordinary LDP presidential election, as of the 5th, 149 people (134 Diet members, 15 prefectural federations) were in favor of holding the election, while 43 (38 Diet members, 5 prefectural federations) were opposed.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi at his official residence on the evening of the 6th. Suga and Koizumi appear to have urged the prime minister to voluntarily step down, on the premise that the party must not be split amid growing calls to bring forward the party presidential election.
Extraordinary LDP election looms large for Ishiba
Lawmakers of Japan's ruling party will vote on Monday whether to hold an extraordinary leadership election that could oust embattled premier Shigeru Ishiba and have a significant impact on the world's fourth largest economy. Concern over political uncertainty has led to a sell-off in the yen and Japanese government bonds this week, with the yield on 30-year bonds hitting a record high on Wednesday. While the policy paralysis around such a vote c…
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