US EditionPrime Minister Ishiba Resigns as LDP Leader, Will Not Run in Interim Contest
Shigeru Ishiba steps down after LDP's historic loss of majority in both parliamentary houses, aiming to avoid party division and political instability.
- Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation from the Liberal Democratic Party amid public outrage over the African Hometown program, which was viewed as enabling mass migration from Africa to Japan.
- Ishiba had resisted calls for resignation for over a month but stepped down to avoid political division within the LDP as they faced losses in recent elections.
- His departure comes just before an early leadership election, which was seen as a no-confidence vote against him following the LDP's loss of majority in both Houses of Parliament.
- Speculation surrounds potential successors, with prominent figures like Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi considered as likely candidates for LDP leadership.
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News24 | Japan PM Ishiba announces resignation after losing majorities in both house of parliament
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to step down, local media reported, as members of his ruling party seek to hold a new leadership race following disastrous upper house elections.
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