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There may be talk of replacing the prime minister early.
General election campaign support… A quick step toward securing allies
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to fail to secure a majority in the House of Representatives (House of Representatives) election on the 27th, and there are already movements within the party seeking to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. There is also the possibility that calls for replacing the prime minister will arise throughout the political world.
Inside and outside the party, right-wing former Minister of Economy and Security Sanae Takaichi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, and LDP Election Committee Chairman Shinjiro Koizumi are considered influential ‘post-Ishiba candidates’. However, as the Liberal Democratic Party is expected to suffer its biggest general election defeat in 15 years since it lost power to the Democratic Party in 2009, the shock within the party is great, and many say that there is no candidate who can be considered a clear contender. Accordingly, some predict that it is unlikely that a phenomenon of unity centered on a specific candidate will occur.
Post-Ishiba candidates, who competed against Prime Minister Ishiba in last month’s Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, focused on campaigning to support candidates who supported them in the presidential election during the general election. Analysis suggests that it was a move aimed at securing allies with the aim of holding the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, which could come sooner than expected.
Former Minister of Economy and Security Takaichi sharply criticized Prime Minister Ishiba, who is critical of ‘Abenomics,’ saying, “I am completely opposed to policies that only increase the burden on the public without growing the economy.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi emphasized that he is the successor to former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, saying, “The seeds of hope were sown with the new capitalism of the Kishida administration, and they sprouted as wages rose.” Kyodo News commented, “They are already working with their own thoughts in mind while looking at the ‘post-Ishiba’ era.”
Before the general election, there were high expectations within the Liberal Democratic Party that Prime Minister Ishiba, who was called ‘Mr. Bitter’ before coming to power, would overcome the party’s chronic problem, the factional slush fund scandal. However, as the theory of ‘regime judgment’ following the slush fund scandal continued to gain strength, voices within the party continued even during the election that it would be difficult for Prime Minister Ishiba to win the election.
Tokyo = Correspondent Lee Sang-hoon [email protected]
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