Japanese Prime Minister refuses to give up and promises profound reforms to restore confidence in Japan
The Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishibastated this Monday (28) that he will continue in office to lead the government and face the growing economic and security challenges after the ruling bloc suffered a crushing defeat in the previous day’s general elections.
Ishiba, leader Liberal Democratic Party (PLD)described the outcome of the elections, in which the ruling coalition lost its majority in the 465-member House of Representatives for the first time in 15 years, as “stand”while highlighting that “We cannot afford political impasse.”
At a press conference held at the PLD headquarters this Monday, Ishiba ruled out the possibility of changing the composition of the ruling coalition for now, but expressed the desire to incorporate opposition political ideas.
Although the PLD’s objective of maintaining a majority together with its coalition partner, the Comethas not been achieved, Ishiba promised fundamental reforms in the party to restore voter confidence, shaken by a slush fund scandal.
According to Ishiba, the main reason for the electoral defeat is that “We cannot deal with people’s suspicion, distrust and anger about the underreporting of political funds and the issue of money in politics.”
Following Sunday’s election, the PLD and Komeito together secured 215 of the 465 seats in the powerful chamber of parliament, a significant drop from the previous 288 seats, marking the first time since 2009 that they lost majority control.
The PLD secured just 191 seats, well below the 247 it had before the election, while the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japanthe main opposition party, grew from 98 to 148 seats.
The PLD’s head of electoral strategy, Shinjiro Koizumiresigned this Monday, taking responsibility for the party’s disappointing election results, as reported by local media.
With information from Xinhua*
Source: https://www.ocafezinho.com/2024/10/28/mesmo-apos-derrota-ishiba-quer-continuar-liderando-o-japao/
