2024-04-23 04:54:24
Asahi Shimbun survey recorded in the 20% range for 7 consecutive months
Slush fund scandal continues to have negative effects… Public opinion “I don’t understand”
“The result of the House of Representatives by-election on the 28th is a touchstone for Kishida’s tenure.”
The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who successfully completed his first state visit to the United States in about 9 years, remains below the 20% range. Although it rose slightly in some opinion polls, the slush fund scandal of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party faction is still holding it back.
As a result of a public opinion poll (20th-21st) released by the Mainichi Shimbun on the 22nd, the approval rating for the Kishida cabinet was 22%, up 5 percentage points from the previous month. Recovered to 20% in 3 months.
The negative response of “I do not support” fell by 3 percentage points to 74%.
About 70% of respondents said they were “unacceptable” that Prime Minister Kishida was excluded from party disciplinary action in connection with the slush fund scandal. Only 18% said “I can understand it.” “I don’t know” was 11%.
Regarding the Liberal Democratic Party’s disciplinary action, 74% said it was “too lenient.” Only 17% said it was “reasonable.” “The disposition was too strict” was 3%.
41% said they “do not evaluate” Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to the United States and agreement to strengthen U.S.-Japan relations at the summit with President Joe Biden. “Evaluate” was 37%, and “I don’t know” was 22%.
The newspaper explained, “After the slush fund scandal was resolved within the party and Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to the United States, (the approval rating) recovered slightly, but it still continues to be at a low level.”
The results of a public opinion poll released by the Asahi Shimbun on the same day (the 20th and 21st) were similar to those of the Mainichi. The Kishida cabinet’s approval rating was 26%, up 4 percentage points from the previous survey. The response “I do not support” decreased by 5 percentage points to 62%.
Asahi pointed out that although the approval rating has slightly increased, “it has been at a low level of 20% for seven consecutive months since October of last year.”
Additionally, 78% of respondents said they “do not evaluate” Prime Minister Kishida’s response to the slush fund scandal, significantly exceeding the 16% who “evaluated it.”
Regarding the Liberal Democratic Party’s disciplinary action against 39 out of 85 lawmakers involved in the slush fund scandal, 67% of respondents said they were “unacceptable,” exceeding 24% who said they could understand it.
Prime Minister Kishida, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, received more than a majority of 66% who said they were “unacceptable” for not being disciplined. “I can understand” was 24%.
Moreover, regarding the actual status of the slush fund issue, an overwhelming majority of responses (92%) said “it has not been explained.” “It was explained” was 5%.
Regarding Prime Minister Kishida’s meeting with President Biden, 44% “evaluated” it, slightly exceeding 39% who “did not evaluate” it.
In a public opinion poll conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun (19th to 21st), the approval rating for the Kishida cabinet was 25%, the same as the previous month. It has been in the 20% range for six consecutive months. The response “I do not support” was 66%, up 4 percentage points from the previous month.
Regarding the disciplinary action taken by the Liberal Democratic Party related to the slush fund scandal, 69% said they were “unacceptable.” “I can understand” was 23%.
64% “do not think” that Prime Minister Kishida’s exclusion from disciplinary action was justified, exceeding 26% who “think”.
According to Jiji News, Prime Minister Kishida’s number of days in office was 932 days as of the 22nd, ranking 8th in history since World War II.
In order for Prime Minister Kishida to surpass former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi’s 1,241 days in 7th place, he must win the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election scheduled for September this year. However, the news agency pointed out that “there is a sense of opacity.”
On the 28th, votes will be cast and counted for the three House of Representatives by-elections, including Tokyo’s 15 wards, Shimane’s 1 ward, and Nagasaki’s 3 wards. “As the backlash over the Liberal Democratic Party faction’s slush fund scandal continues, the results of the House of Representatives by-election on the 28th will serve as a test of whether it will be possible to ‘surpass former Prime Minister Kishi’,” he analyzed.
However, the prospects for the by-election are not bright.
As a result of Yomiuri’s analysis through public opinion polls, it was found that the candidates from the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party had the upper hand in all three House of Representatives by-elections. The newspaper reported that the Liberal Democratic Party candidate is struggling.
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2024-04-23 04:54:24