Government crisis
Japan’s head of government Ishiba announces resignation
Japan’s government party LDP lost the majority in parliament in July. Since then, the head of party and government Ishiba has been increasingly exposed to demands for resignation. Now he gives up.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns in office after less than a year. He announced this in front of the press on Sunday evening (local time). In his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Ishiba was increasingly exposed to criticism and claims for resignation due to the loss of the parliamentary majority. It intends to perform his tasks until the election of a new party leader, said Ishiba.
His coalition of LDP and its junior partner Komeito lost the majority in the election of the parliament in the election for the upper house of the parliament after she had previously lost the majority in the more powerful lower house in October. Since then, Ishiba’s coalition has been a minority government.
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Source: Stern
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