Shigeru Ishiba resigned from his position last Sunday, in the midst of a crisis of numerous fronts. The internal elections of the party will be held on September 22, but the results will only be announced in October.
After the departure of Ishiba, Japan will define his new prime minister.
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The Democratic Liberal Party (PLD) of Japan, currently in power, will designate your next leader on October 4who, as expected, will assume Also as Prime Minister. The elections will be given after Shigeru ishiba – current president – announced his resignation last Sunday.
Conservative training confirmed that internal elections They will take place on September 22 and, as they specified, “the voting account will be held on October 4”. That same day the new president of the PLD will be chosen, a position that generally grants the Executive Headquarters, since the party maintains the greatest representation in Parliament.
Japan defines the successor of Ihiba
Among the favorites to happen to Ishiba The Radical Nationalist Sanae Takaichi, former Minister of Economic Security, and Shinjiro Koizumi, current Minister of Agriculture and son of a former prime minister. The election will imply the vote of 295 deputies and another 295 party members, in a context of strong citizen discontent. Once chosen, the new leader must receive the approval of both Chambers of Parliament to formally assume as prime minister.
In this context, the former minister Toshimitsu Motegiwhich headed exterior and economy, trade and industry portfolios, became the First leader of the PLD to announce his intention to compete in the inmates to become president of the party and, therefore, new head of government.
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Another figure that appears with Chances is the current government spokesman, Yoshima Hayashi (64), which evaluates to present himself as a candidate. In addition, the surveys also shuffle the names of Sanae Takaichi, who lost in front of Ishiba in the second internal round last year, and Shinjiro Koizumi, the most visible figure in the management of the so -called ‘rice crisis’.
The resignation of Ishiba
The resignation of Shigeru ishiba occurred in a context of accelerated changes for Japan. After decades without inflation, the price increase is now 3%, while The anti -exponent feeling grows before the massive arrival of international tourists and workers. In addition, the cimbronazo in foreign trade that generated Donald Trump’s rates – and the subsequent negotiations with the US – caused in many Japanese a feeling of betrayal of tariff threats.
In July, the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD) of Ihiba, who ruled Japan 65 of the last 70 years, suffered a forceful electoral setback. Voters punished the party for their management of the economy, immigration, trade, relations with the United States, as well as a political financing scandal and the current shortage of rice. The ishiba’s coalition lost 19 of the 66 seats at stake.
This defeat, added to a previous blow in the elections last October, left the minority liberaldemocrats in both dietary chambers. Meanwhile, The extreme right parties made surprising advances, especially among young peopleand the biggest beneficiaries of July were two conservative games that are less than five years of life.
Finally, Ishiba, 68, gave in to the pressure and announced on Sunday what he described as his “Painful decision to resign”. Thus, he argued that he should assume the responsibility For last year’s electoral results and sentenced: “I feel a great regret.”
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